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

According to his memoir, it was in childhood that he invented an imaginary companion or alter ego named George Tacet.

From New York Times

In the book there’s a lofty, curmudgeonly character called Tacet, whom Taylor invented todiscuss issues he didn’t want to raise directly; and in conversation he can be evasive.

From The Guardian

It highlights statesman-poet More’s famous defense of that humane legal maxim, “Qui tacet consentire videtur”: “He who is silent should be understood to consent.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon