commend vs praise

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. 

praise

verb
  • To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship. 

noun
  • Commendation; favourable representation in words. 

  • Worship. 

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