route vs steer

route

noun
  • One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something. 

  • A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives. 

  • A course or way which is traveled or passed. 

  • One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits. 

  • A race longer than one mile. 

  • A road or path; often specifically a highway. 

  • A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation. 

verb
  • To direct or divert along a particular course. 

  • to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet. 

  • To send (information) through a router. 

steer

noun
  • A suggestion about a course of action. 

  • The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production. 

verb
  • To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action. 

  • To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm. 

  • To direct a group of animals. 

  • To direct a conversation. 

  • To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel). 

  • To castrate (a male calf). 

  • To direct or send an object into a specific place 

  • To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action. 

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