tacet
Americanverb
verb
Etymology
Origin of tacet
1715–25; < Latin: literally, (it) is silent
Example Sentences
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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
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)
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
Lesbia mi dicit semper male nec tacet umquam De me: Lesbia me dispeream nisi amat.
From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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