Category:Tacit

Tac"it, a. Etym: [l. tacitus, p.p. of tacere to be silent, to pass Over in silence; akin to goth. to be silent, icel., ohg. dagen: cf. F. tacite. Cf. Reticent.]

Defn: 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.