curdle vs grow

curdle

verb
  • To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood) 

  • To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk) 

  • To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly 

grow

verb
  • To appear or sprout. 

  • To become larger, to increase in magnitude. 

  • 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 curdle and grow occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )