tacet

American  

[tah-ket, tas-it, tey-sit] / ˈtɑ kɛt, ˈtæs ɪt, ˈteɪ sɪt /

verb

Music.

1. be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).

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tacet British  

/ ˈtæs-, ˈteɪsɛt /

verb

1. (intr) (on a musical score) a direction indicating that a particular instrument or singer does not take part in a movement or part of a movement

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Etymology

Origin of tacet

1715–25; < Latin: literally, (it) is silent

Example Sentences

He could also have alerted his readers to another critical Latin insight appropriate for these times: Qui tacet, consentire videtur.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2019

Qui tacet consentire is Latin for, “Silence gives consent.”

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2012

Lesbia mi dicit semper mala nec tacet unquam De me: Lesbia me dispeream nisi amat.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 by Browning, William Ernst

It was a proverb of Ancient Rome, "Qui tacet consentire videtur," and in Modern Italy it reappears as "Chi ta ce confessa."

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)

Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur: Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.

From The De Coverley Papers From 'The Spectator' by Meek, Joseph H.