grow vs modify

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. 

modify

verb
  • To be or become modified. 

  • To change part of. 

  • To set bounds to; to moderate. 

  • To qualify the meaning of. 

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