tacit
Americanadjective
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understood without being openly expressed; implied.
tacit approval.
- Synonyms:
- implicit, unsaid, unspoken, unexpressed
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silent; saying nothing.
a tacit partner.
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unvoiced or unspoken.
a tacit prayer.
adjective
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implied or inferred without direct expression; understood
a tacit agreement
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created or having effect by operation of law, rather than by being directly expressed
Other Word Forms
- tacitly adverb
- tacitness noun
Etymology
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 )
Example Sentences
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Even looser U.S. enforcement, limited waivers, or tacit tolerance could allow more Iranian barrels to move into formal markets.
From Barron's
“But unlike physical abuse and neglect, financial abuse is more likely to occur with the tacit acknowledgment and consent of the elder person and can be more difficult to detect and establish,” the researchers add.
From MarketWatch
Rwanda denies the allegations, however, its presence in Washington was a tacit acknowledgment of its influence over the M23.
From BBC
What’s more, “AI may be less capable of replacing tacit knowledge, the idiosyncratic tips and tricks that accumulate with experience,” the authors added.
From MarketWatch
“The implications of such a meeting, if it occurred, are clear and evince a tacit resistance to, if not active sabotage of, a Paramount offer,” Paramount wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
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