shrivel vs vegetate

shrivel

verb
  • To collapse inward; to crumble. 

  • To become wrinkled. 

  • To draw into wrinkles. 

vegetate

verb
  • To spread abnormally. 

  • To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way. 

  • To grow or sprout. 

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