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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

tacit

tacit

See also: Tàcit

English

Adjective

tacit ‎(comparative more tacit, superlative most tacit)

  1. Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.
    tacit consent : consent by silence, or by not raising an objection
    • 1983, Stanley Rosen, Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image, page 62:
      He does this by way of a tacit reference to Homer.
    • 2004, Developing Democracy in Europe: An Analytical Summary (Lawrence Pratchett, ‎Vivien Lowndes; ISBN 9287155798):
      […] disengagement represents a tacit rejection of governing institutions and processes, especially among young people, […]
  2. (logic) Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.

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Etymology

From French tacite, from Latin tacitus ‎(“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere ‎(“to be silent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæsɪt/
  • Rhymes: -æsɪt

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