approve vs scoff

approve

verb
  • To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept. 

  • 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 regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of. 

scoff

verb
  • To mock; to treat with scorn. 

  • To eat. 

  • To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision. 

  • To eat food quickly. 

noun
  • A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. 

  • The act of eating. 

  • An object of scorn, mockery, or derision. 

  • Food. 

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