commend vs tick off

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. 

tick off

verb
  • To reprimand. 

  • To sign with a tick. 

  • To annoy, aggravate. 

  • To list (create or recite a list). 

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