[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to cut or chop into very small pieces.", "to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's words), especially for the sake of decorum or courtesy.", "to perform or utter with affected elegance.", "to subdivide minutely, as land or a topic for study."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to walk or move with short, affectedly dainty steps.", "Archaic.to act or speak with affected elegance."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["something cut up very small; mincemeat ."]}]