[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction:Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators.", "to experiment with or experience (a situation or viewpoint) by playing a role in a make-believe scenario:My therapist and I role-played ending a relationship—an important life skill."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to engage in role-playing ."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act or technique of role-playing ,or an instance of this:We often use role-play to help new immigrants learn English.In my nursing class we had to prepare a role-play about a dementia patient and her caregiver."]}]