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Webster 1913 Edition

Tacit

Tac′it

,
Adj.
[L.
tacitus
, p. p. of
tacere
to be silent, to pass over in silence; akin to Goth.
þahan
to be silent, Icel.
þegja
, OHG.
dagēn
: cf. F.
tacite
. Cf.
Reticent
.]
Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent;
as,
tacit
consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection
.
–
Tac′it-ly
,
adv.
The
tacit
and secret theft of abusing our brother in civil contracts.
Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tacit

TAC'IT

,
Adj.
[L. tacitus, from taceo, to be silent, that is, to stop, or to close. See Tack.] Silent; implied, but not expressed. tacit consent is consent by silence, or not interposing an objection. So we say, a tacit agreement or covenant of men to live under a particular government, when no objection or opposition is made; a tacit surrender of a part of our natural rights; a tacit reproach, &c.

Definition 2024

Tàcit

Tàcit

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Tàcit m

  1. Tacitus

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