acclaim vs celebrate

acclaim

verb
  • To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically. 

  • To express great approval (for). 

  • To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation. 

  • To declare by acclamations. 

noun
  • An acclamation; a shout of applause. 

celebrate

verb
  • To extol or honour in a solemn manner. 

  • To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites. 

  • To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly. 

  • To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event. 

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