approve vs zap

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. 

zap

verb
  • To kill; to eliminate. 

  • To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge. 

  • To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television. 

  • To further energize or charge (magnetic material). 

  • To make a zap sound. 

  • To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting. 

  • To heat (something) in a microwave oven. 

  • To photocopy. 

  • To delete or discard (electronic media). 

noun
  • An electric shock. 

  • A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy. 

  • The act of heating something in a microwave oven. 

  • A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism. 

intj
  • Representing the sound or action of a zap. 

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