lionize vs venerate

lionize

verb
  • To treat (a person) as if they were important, or a celebrity. 

  • To visit (a famous place) in order to revere it. 

venerate

verb
  • To treat with great respect and deference. 

  • To revere or hold in awe. 

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