become vs shrink

become

verb
  • begin to be; turn into. 

  • To be proper for; to beseem. 

  • Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone). 

  • To come about; happen; come into being; arise. 

shrink

verb
  • To cower or flinch. 

  • To cause to become smaller. 

  • To withdraw or retire, as from danger. 

  • To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust. 

  • To draw back; to withdraw. 

  • To become smaller; to contract. 

noun
  • A psychiatrist or psychotherapist. 

  • Shrinkage; contraction; recoil. 

  • Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date. 

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