[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to form or place in strata layers.", "to preserve or germinate (seeds) by placing them between layers of earth.", "Sociology.to arrange in a hierarchical order, especially according to graded status levels."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to form strata.", "Geology.to lie in beds or layers.", "Sociology.to develop hierarchically, especially as graded status levels."]}]