shrivel vs take root

shrivel

verb
  • To collapse inward; to crumble. 

  • To become wrinkled. 

  • To draw into wrinkles. 

take root

verb
  • To grow roots into soil. 

  • To become established, to take hold. 

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