research vs scrutinize

research

verb
  • To make an extensive investigation into. 

  • To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently. 

  • To search again. 

noun
  • Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth. 

  • The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people. File:The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang.ogg 

scrutinize

verb
  • To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws. 

  • To audit accounts etc in order to verify them. 

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