acclaim vs esteem

acclaim

verb
  • To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically. 

  • To express great approval (for). 

  • To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation. 

  • To declare by acclamations. 

noun
  • An acclamation; a shout of applause. 

esteem

verb
  • To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. 

  • To regard something as valuable; to prize. 

  • To look upon something in a particular way. 

noun
  • Favourable regard. 

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