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tacit

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtæsɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtæsɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tas′it)

tac•it /ˈtæsɪt/USA pronunciation adj.

understood without being expressed;
implied:He gave his tacit approval.
silent;
saying nothing:a tacit partner.

tac•it•ly, adv.
tac•it•ness, n. [uncountable]

tac•it (tas′it),USA pronunciation adj.

understood without being openly expressed;
implied:tacit approval.
silent;
saying nothing:a tacit partner.
unvoiced or unspoken:a tacit prayer.

Latin tacitus silent, past participle of tacēre to be silent (cognate with Gothic thahan; akin to Old Norse thegja)
1595–1605

tac′it•ly, adv.
tac′it•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

tacit /ˈtæsɪt/ adj

implied or inferred without direct expression; understood: a tacit agreement

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin tacitus, past participle of tacēre to be silentˈtacitly adv

'tacit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

connivance - freemasonry - mental reservation - sufferance - acquiescence - condone - death squad - generative grammar - phonology - reticent - Tacitean - taciturn - understanding - unexpressed - unwritten - warn - silent

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Synonyms: implicit, assumed, unspoken, implied, understood, more...

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