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dissuo

dissuo, to rip open

dis-sŭo, no perf., ūtum, 3, v. a.—Lit., to unstitich, to rip open; hence, in gen., to open, to dissolve by degrees (a rare word).
  • I Lit.: sinum, Ov. F. 1, 408: malas, to open the mouth wide, Pers. 3, 59: habebit vestimenta dissuta, caput nudum, Vulg. Levit. 13, 45.—
  • II Trop.: amicitiae dissuendae magis quam discindendae, Cic. Lael. 21, 76; so, sensim amicitias (opp. repente praecidere), id. Off. 1, 33, 120.

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