applaud vs belittle

applaud

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

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

belittle

verb
  • To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. 

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