fuel vs remedy

fuel

noun
  • Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action. 

  • Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food. 

  • Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. 

verb
  • To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater. 

  • To provide with fuel. 

remedy

noun
  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

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