abate vs grow

abate

verb
  • To lower (something) in price or value. 

  • Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect. 

  • To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify. 

  • To put an end to (a nuisance). 

  • To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief. 

  • To decrease in amount or size. 

  • To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full. 

  • Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits. 

  • To decrease in force or intensity; to subside. 

  • To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. 

  • To enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it. 

  • To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits. 

  • To reduce (something) in amount or size. 

noun
  • An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy. 

grow

verb
  • To assume a condition or quality over time. 

  • To appear or sprout. 

  • To become larger, to increase in magnitude. 

  • To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere) 

  • To develop, to mature. 

  • To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants. 

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