further vs nurture

further

verb
  • To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote. 

  • To help forward; to assist. 

adj
  • More distant; relatively distant. 

  • More, additional. 

adv
  • To a greater extent or degree. 

  • Beyond what is already stated or is already the case. 

  • Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover. 

  • Following on (from). 

  • To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent. 

nurture

verb
  • To encourage, especially the growth or development of something. 

  • To nourish or nurse. 

noun
  • That which nourishes; food; diet. 

  • The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care 

  • The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual (as opposed to "nature"). 

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