approve vs laud

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. 

laud

verb
  • To praise; to glorify. 

noun
  • Praise or glorification. 

  • A prayer service following matins. 

  • Hymn of praise. 

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