idolize vs venerate

idolize

verb
  • To adore excessively; to revere immoderately. 

  • To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol. 

venerate

verb
  • To revere or hold in awe. 

  • To treat with great respect and deference. 

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