dilate vs grow

dilate

verb
  • To become wider or larger; to expand. 

  • To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon". 

  • To enlarge; to make bigger. 

  • To use a dilator to widen (something, such as a vagina). 

grow

verb
  • To become larger, to increase in magnitude. 

  • To appear or sprout. 

  • To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere) 

  • To develop, to mature. 

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

  • To assume a condition or quality over time. 

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