applaud vs beclap

applaud

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

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

beclap

verb
  • To clap for; to applaud. 

  • To grasp, insnare, ensnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly. 

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