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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.
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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 )
OTHER WORDS FROM tacit tac·it·ly, adverb tac·it·ness, noun
Words nearby tacit tachyon ,
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How to use tacit in a sentence Citing the coronavirus pandemic, the IOC said it’s making this early step “given the uncertainty the world is facing right now,” but the move is also a tacit acknowledgment that its traditional bidding system is not as effective as it once was.
It’s a tacit admission that USPS is not currently America’s preferred delivery option, and an acknowledgement the organization needs to change.
A conviction is unlikely to come at this point, meaning the United States Senate is going to give its tacit approval for what happened just steps from the Senate floor.
A statement signed by former cross-country world champion Paula Radcliffe, along with 22 other elite women athletes, pushed back against the assertion that having shorter races for women was a tacit insult to their ability.
Part of this stemmed from the tacit encouragement of people who knew better.
Meese, with the tacit acquiescence of other top officials, had laid out a version of events all were expected to uphold.
At the same time, this focus on pragmatism is a tacit acknowledgment from the president.
In briefings with some reporters U.S. officials indicated tacit Libyan approval had been provided.
The five- page document, which has the tacit support of Senate GOP leaders, represents a remarkable shift for the party.
There is, in the cancellation, a tacit admission of culpability where there is none.
Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.
The visitors, seeing how distressed the General was, by tacit consent avoided the subject, but everyone felt the dampening effect.
Mr. Pontellier had been a rather courteous husband so long as he met a certain tacit submissiveness in his wife.
His attitude became one of good-humored subservience and tacit adoration.
When a man talks about "spiritual discernment," he makes a tacit assertion which ought not to be allowed to pass unchallenged.
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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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