tacit

Noun used with modifier

T: Back to top T Tacit knowledge ( or: Implicit knowledge ) The knowledge or know-how that people carry in their heads.

Modifies a noun

• collusion: Perhaps his tacit collusion in the fantasies of a silk fetishist would help.
• acceptance: This is a tacit acceptance of the content of the book itself.
• acknowledgment: Was this tacit acknowledgment of the claims made by, or mere contempt for, the authors?
• approval: In fact they gave it their tacit approval in letters to the media.
• assumption: The tacit assumption, however, is that all of the information is already known.
• knowledge: We have yet to find ways of sharing tacit knowledge at a distance.

Modifying Another Word

• often: It thus stresses the link between theory and practice, and examines the often tacit assumptions which underlie translation practice.
• even: There is nearly always some knowledge and even tacit consent from a group, even if they refuse to join in.
• generally: General knowledge, including knowledge of principles or the human good, is generally tacit in the practical life of a virtuous person.
• however: However tacit transfer of knowledge is more complex in a distance learning context.
• almost: For many years there was almost tacit agreement that what people needed where computers were involved was ' training up ' .

Used with adjective complement

remain: By sharing our ideas with one another, our knowledge is made explicit, rather than remaining tacit.