I.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.