examine vs research

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 

research

verb
  • To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently. 

  • To make an extensive investigation into. 

  • To search again. 

noun
  • Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth. 

  • The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people. File:The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang.ogg 

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