applaud vs appreciate

applaud

verb
  • To praise, or express approval for something or someone. 

  • To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. 

appreciate

verb
  • To be grateful or thankful for. 

  • To increase in value. 

  • To view as valuable. 

  • To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect. 

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