extemporize
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extemporized, past tense; extemporising, present participle; extemporizes, 3rd person singular present; extemporises, 3rd person singular present; extemporised, past tense; extemporised, past participle; extemporized, past participle; extemporizing, present participle;
/ikˈstempəˌrīz/,
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extemporized, past tense; extemporising, present participle; extemporizes, 3rd person singular present; extemporises, 3rd person singular present; extemporised, past tense; extemporised, past participle; extemporized, past participle; extemporizing, present participle;
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Compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise
- - he extemporized at the piano
- - she was extemporizing touching melodies
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- improvise: manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
- improvise: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
- (extemporization) a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
- Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. ...
- To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise
- [v] to speak without preparation, to ad lib