approve vs compliment

approve

verb
  • To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of. 

  • 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. 

compliment

verb
  • To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone). 

noun
  • An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect. 

  • Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery. 

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