accept vs sanction

accept

verb
  • To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval. 

  • To admit to a place or a group. 

  • To acknowledge patiently without opposition or resistance. 

  • To endure patiently. 

  • To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in. 

  • To agree to pay. 

  • To receive officially. 

  • To receive as adequate or satisfactory. 

  • To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to. 

  • To receive something willingly. 

sanction

verb
  • To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance. 

  • To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions. 

  • To ratify; to make valid. 

noun
  • An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid. 

  • A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body. 

  • A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above. 

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