commend vs criticize

commend

verb
  • To praise or acclaim. 

  • To recommend. 

  • To entrust or commit to the care of someone else. 

  • To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill. 

  • To congratulate or reward. 

criticize

verb
  • To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults. 

  • To find fault (with something). 

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