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[ tas -it ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtæs ɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
silent; saying nothing: a tacit partner.
unvoiced or unspoken: a tacit prayer.
Origin of tacit First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin tacitus “silent,” past participle of tacēre “to be silent” (cognate with Gothic thahan; akin to Old Norse thegja )
SYNONYMS FOR tacit 1 unexpressed, unspoken, unsaid, implicit.
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OTHER WORDS FROM tacit tac·it·ly, adverb tac·it·ness, noun Words nearby tacit tachypnea, tachypnoea, tachyrhythmia, tachysterol, tachytelic, tacit , Tacitean, tacitly, taciturn, taciturnity, Tacitus
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Example sentences from the Web for tacit Meese, with the tacit acquiescence of other top officials, had laid out a version of events all were expected to uphold.
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At the same time, this focus on pragmatism is a tacit acknowledgment from the president.
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The five- page document, which has the tacit support of Senate GOP leaders, represents a remarkable shift for the party.
A Clever Move by Senate Republicans | Michael Tomasky| February 27, 2013| DAILY BEAST
There is, in the cancellation, a tacit admission of culpability where there is none.
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The same feeling of exclusion feeds the present distrust of police and the tacit acceptance of violence fueling the current riots.
British Police Hobbled by Their Own Prejudice | Joseph D. McNamara| August 9, 2011| DAILY BEAST
She felt the justice of it to the bottom of her heart, and yet was chilled and wounded by the tacit condemnation of her child.
The Ladies Lindores, Vol. 1(of 3) | Margaret Oliphant
"We have gone far afield," she said, a tacit admission that she could not refute his dissertations.
Parrot & Co. | Harold MacGrath
She had nodded to Andor, but by tacit consent they had not shaken hands.
A Bride of the Plains | Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Besides, Andrew knew, his whole conduct was a tacit admission, that she had condescended in giving him her hand.
Evan Harrington, Complete | George Meredith
At the same time he would do his utmost to work Gorry in, on the tacit understanding that nothing would be done for nothing.
The Dust Flower | Basil King
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British Dictionary definitions for tacit adjective implied or inferred without direct expression; understood a tacit agreement
created or having effect by operation of law, rather than by being directly expressed
Derived forms of tacit tacitly , adverb tacitness , noun Word Origin for tacit C17: from Latin tacitus, past participle of tacēre to be silent
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Words related to tacit unspoken, indirect, implied, implicit, assumed, inarticulate, silent, suggested, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, allusive, inferred, undeclared, unvoiced, intimated, unstated, wordless