[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make (a dead body) into a mummy ,as by embalming and drying.", "to make (something) resemble a mummy; dry or shrivel up:The dead lizard was mummified by the hot desert air.", "to preserve (an idea, institution, custom, etc.) that may have outlived its usefulness or relevance:Those mummified customs have no place in society today."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to dry or shrivel up."]}]