engage vs rivet

engage

verb
  • To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.). 

  • To enter into conflict with (an enemy). 

  • To come into gear with. 

  • To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in). 

  • To draw into conversation. 

  • To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch). 

  • To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone). 

  • To guarantee or promise (to do something). 

  • To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. 

  • To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive). 

  • To enter into battle. 

rivet

verb
  • To make firm or immovable. 

  • To command the attention of. 

  • To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. 

  • To install rivets. 

noun
  • Any fixed point or certain basis. 

  • A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end. 

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