mortification vs upgrade

mortification

noun
  • A bequest to a charitable institution. 

  • The death of part of the body. 

  • A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment. 

  • The act of mortifying. 

  • A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living. 

upgrade

noun
  • An upward grade or slope. 

  • An improvement 

  • An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology 

verb
  • To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components 

  • To replace with something better. 

  • To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to 

  • To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name. 

  • To improve in condition or status. 

adv
  • Up a slope or grade. 

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