fester vs grow

fester

verb
  • To become septic; to become rotten. 

  • To worsen, especially due to lack of attention. 

  • To cause to fester or rankle. 

noun
  • The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment. 

  • A sore or an ulcer of the skin. 

grow

verb
  • To develop, to mature. 

  • To appear or sprout. 

  • To become larger, to increase in magnitude. 

  • To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere) 

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