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

2. Verb. Perform without preparation. "They will extemporize the duet"; "He extemporized a speech at the wedding"

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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extemporize

extemporal
extemporally
extemporaneity
extemporaneous
extemporaneously
extemporaneous mixture
extemporarily
extemporary
extempore
extemporisation
extemporise
extemporised
extemporises
extemporising
extemporization
extemporize (current term)
extemporized
extemporizer
extemporizers
extemporizes
extemporizing
extend
extend
extendabilities
extendability
extendable
extended
extendedly
extendedness
extendednesses

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