enlarge vs tether

enlarge

verb
  • To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc. 

  • To extend the time allowed for compliance with (an order or rule). 

  • To speak or write at length upon or on (some subject); expand; elaborate 

  • To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind. 

  • To make (something) larger. 

  • To grow larger. 

tether

verb
  • to connect something to something else. 

  • to connect a cellular smartphone to another personal computer in order to give it access to a hotspot. 

  • to restrict something with a tether. 

noun
  • a strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay 

  • a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement 

  • the limit of one's abilities, resources etc. 

  • The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera) 

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