EXTEMPORIZE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they extemporize ... he / she / it extemporizes

Past simple: extemporized

Past participle: extemporized

-ing form: extemporizing

Meaning:

Perform without preparation

Example:

he extemporized a speech at the wedding

Synonyms:

ad-lib; extemporise; extemporize; improvise; improvize

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "extemporize" is one way to...):

do; execute; perform (carry out or perform an action)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

extemporization (a performance given extempore without planning or preparation)

Meaning:

Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand

Example:

after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks

Synonyms:

extemporize; improvise

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "extemporize" is one way to...):

contend; cope; deal; get by; grapple; make do; make out; manage (succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available)

Sentence frame:

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