root about vs seek

root about

verb
  • To search for something in a similar manner. 

  • To rummage; to look for something in a somewhat aimless fashion. 

  • To forage by poking the snout here and there. 

seek

verb
  • To try to find; to look for; to search for. 

  • To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at. 

  • To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to. 

  • To navigate through a stream. 

  • To ask for; to solicit; to beseech. 

  • To attempt, endeavour, try 

noun
  • The operation of navigating through a stream. 

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