applaud vs pillory

applaud

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

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

pillory

noun
  • A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. 

verb
  • To criticize harshly. 

  • To put in a pillory. 

  • To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse. 

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