approve vs certify

approve

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

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

certify

verb
  • To authenticate or verify in writing. 

  • To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard. 

  • To attest to (a fact) as the truth. 

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