approve vs reproach

approve

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

  • 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. 

reproach

verb
  • To criticize or rebuke (someone). 

  • To disgrace, or bring shame upon. 

noun
  • A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism. 

  • Disgrace or shame. 

  • An object of scorn. 

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