consult vs report

consult

verb
  • To refer to (something) for information. 

  • To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer. 

  • To advise or offer expertise. 

  • To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person) 

  • To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes. 

  • To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm. 

noun
  • A visit, e.g. to a doctor; a consultation. 

report

verb
  • To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). 

  • To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter. 

  • To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.). 

  • To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy). 

  • To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself. 

  • To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. 

  • To make a formal statement, especially of complaint, about (someone). 

  • To take minutes of (a speech, the doings of a public body, etc.); to write down from the lips of a speaker. 

noun
  • An employee whose position in a corporate hierarchy is below that of a particular manager. 

  • Reputation. 

  • The sharp, loud sound from a gun or explosion. 

  • A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject). 

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