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The verbal equivalent of a hand on your back, gently pushing.
means Given the confidence, hope, or nudge needed to do or keep doing something.
from From Old French encoragier, literally to put courage in — courage itself rooted in cor, Latin for heart.
Heart insideHidden cor means it literally instills heart
Two flavorsPraise for past acts, fuel for future ones
Opposite kinDiscourage strips the very courage out