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Definition of Extemporize
1. Verb. Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand. "After the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
Exact synonyms: Improvise
Generic synonyms: Contend, Cope, Deal, Get By, Grapple, Make Do, Make Out, Manage
Derivative terms: Improvisation
Generic synonyms: Contend, Cope, Deal, Get By, Grapple, Make Do, Make Out, Manage
Derivative terms: Improvisation
2. Verb. Perform without preparation. "They will extemporize the duet"; "He extemporized a speech at the wedding"
Exact synonyms: Ad-lib, Extemporise, Improvise, Improvize
Generic synonyms: Do, Execute, Perform
Derivative terms: Ad-lib, Extemporisation, Extemporization, Improvisation, Improvisation, Improvisation
Generic synonyms: Do, Execute, Perform
Derivative terms: Ad-lib, Extemporisation, Extemporization, Improvisation, Improvisation, Improvisation
Definition of Extemporize
1. v. i. To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special preparation; to make an offhand address.
2. v. t. To do, make, or utter extempore or off-hand; to prepare in great haste, under urgent necessity, or with scanty or unsuitable materials; as, to extemporize a dinner, a costume, etc.
Definition of Extemporize
1. [v -RIZED, -RIZING, -RIZES]