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tac⋅it

  [tas-it]
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–adjective
1. understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
2. silent; saying nothing: a tacit partner.
3. unvoiced or unspoken: a tacit prayer.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L tacitus silent, ptp. of tacēre to be silent (c. Goth thahan; akin to ON thegja)

Related forms:
tac⋅it⋅ly, adverb
tac⋅it⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. unexpressed, unspoken, unsaid, implicit.

Antonyms:
1. expressed.
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tac·it   (tās'ĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Not spoken: indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking.

    1. Implied by or inferred from actions or statements: Management has given its tacit approval to the plan.

    2. Law Arising by operation of the law rather than through direct expression.

  3. Archaic Not speaking; silent.


[Latin tacitus, silent, past participle of tacēre, to be silent.]
tac'it·ly adv., tac'it·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

tacit 
1604, from Fr. tacite, from L. tacitus "that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed, silent," prop. pp. of tacere "to be silent," from PIE base *tak- "to be silent" (cf. Goth. þahan, O.N. þegja "to be silent," O.N. þagna "to grow dumb," O.S. thagian, O.H.G. dagen "to be silent"). The musical instruction tacet is the 3rd person present sing. of the L. verb.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: tac·it
Pronunciation: 'ta-s&t
Function: adjective
1 : implied (as by an act or by silence) rather than express tacit admission>
2 in the civil law of Louisiana : arising by operation of law tacit mortgage> —tac·it·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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