examine vs explore

examine

verb
  • to observe or inspect carefully or critically 

  • to interrogate 

  • to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination 

  • to check the health or condition of something or someone 

explore

verb
  • To examine or investigate something systematically. 

  • To travel somewhere in search of discovery. 

  • To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses. 

  • To examine diagnostically. 

  • To (seek) experience first hand. 

  • To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats. 

  • To wander without any particular aim or purpose. 

noun
  • An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like. 

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