admire vs approve

admire

verb
  • To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.) 

  • To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence. 

  • To regard with wonder and delight. 

  • To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem. 

approve

verb
  • To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept. 

  • To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory. 

  • To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor. 

  • To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of. 

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