: in a tacit manner: such as
a
: without speaking : silently
held his look, tacitly assuring him that she valued it fully—
Helen Howe
b
: by unexpressed agreement, allowance, or understanding : implicitly, acquiescently
tacitly consenting to whatever violence must be done—K. K. Darrow tacitly permitted by the judges to practise—H. D. Hazeltine phenomena … tacitly recognized since time immemorial—Ralph Linton
c
: without acknowledgment
borrowed extensively but tacitly from these … volumes—J. T. Krumpelmann
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