Meaning of TACIT
| Pronunciation: | | 'tasit
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| | Definition: | | [adj] indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" |
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| | Synonyms: | | implicit, implied, inexplicit, silent, understood |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tac"it\, a. [L. tacitus, p. p. of tacere to be silent, to
pass over in silence; akin to Goth. [thorn]ahan to be silent,
Icel. [thorn]egja, OHG. dag[=e]n: 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.
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