lament vs recommend

lament

verb
  • To feel great sorrow or regret; to bewail. 

  • To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn. 

noun
  • A song expressing grief. 

  • An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret. 

recommend

verb
  • To advise, propose, counsel favorably 

  • To make acceptable; to attract favor to. 

  • To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice. 

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