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tacit

[ tas-it ]

adjective

  1. understood without being openly expressed; implied:

    tacit approval.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. silent; saying nothing:

    a tacit partner.

  3. unvoiced or unspoken:

    a tacit prayer.



tacit

/ ˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. implied or inferred without direct expression; understood

    a tacit agreement

  2. created or having effect by operation of law, rather than by being directly expressed
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲٲԱ, noun
  • ˈٲٱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٲ·· adverb
  • ٲ··Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tacit1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin tacitus “silent,” past participle of ٲŧ “to be silent” (cognate with Gothic thahan; akin to Old Norse thegja )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tacit1

C17: from Latin tacitus, past participle of ٲŧ to be silent
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Several legal experts told us the special compensation schemes set up by the government for victims of the Post Office scandal were "a tacit admission" that the existing system is "unfair" and not working.

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Trump said of emails spearheaded by Musk that asked federal workers to share details of their workweek and carried a tacit threat of being forced out of their jobs.

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Some observers fear trust among potential coalition partners has been damaged by Merz's experimental approach to tacit collaboration with the AfD – a party he insists he will never govern with.

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On the 17 January Lumumba was assassinated by firing squad, with the tacit backing of Belgium.

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At the age of 35 he was shot by a firing squad in January 1961, with the tacit backing of Belgium.

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