browse vs read through

browse

verb
  • To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand. 

  • To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser. 

  • To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display. 

  • To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees. 

noun
  • That which one browses through; something to read. 

  • Young shoots and twigs. 

  • Fodder for cattle and other animals. 

read through

verb
  • To thoroughly read something to check or proofread it 

  • To read and obey a signal that is beyond the applicable one (often mistakenly) 

  • To read a script out loud casually with other actors but without blocking 

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