affirm vs censure

affirm

verb
  • To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. 

  • To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review. 

  • To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm. 

  • To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true. 

  • To support or encourage. 

censure

verb
  • To formally rebuke. 

  • To criticize harshly. 

noun
  • An official reprimand. 

  • Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment. 

  • The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension. 

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