elevate vs upcast

elevate

verb
  • To raise (something) to a higher position. 

  • To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things. 

  • To confer honor or nobility on (someone). 

  • To promote (someone) to a higher rank. 

  • To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value. 

  • To increase the intensity or degree of (something). 

upcast

verb
  • To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. 

  • To cast from subtype to supertype. 

  • To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft 

noun
  • A cast; a throw. 

  • A taunt; a reproach. 

  • A cast from subtype to supertype. 

  • An upset, as from a carriage. 

  • The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine. 

  • A message transmitted via upcasting. 

  • A current of air passed along such a shaft. 

adj
  • Cast up; thrown upward. 

How often have the words elevate and upcast occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )