extemporize

extemporize
/ik stem"peuh ruyz'/, v., extemporized, extemporizing.
v.i.
1. to speak extemporaneously: He can extemporize on any of a number of subjects.
2. to sing, or play on an instrument, composing the music as one proceeds; improvise.
3. to do or manage something in a makeshift way.
v.t.
4. to make or devise extempore.
5. Music. to compose offhand; improvise.
Also, esp. Brit., extemporise.
[1635-45; EXTEMPORE + -IZE]

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  • Extemporize — Ex*tem po*rize, 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. [1913 Webster] Themistocles . . . was of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Extemporize — Ex*tem po*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Extemporized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extemporizing}.] To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special preparation; to make an offhand address. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • extemporize — 1640s (implied in extemporizing), to speak ex tempore; see EXTEMPORE (Cf. extempore) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Extemporized …   Etymology dictionary

  • extemporize — (Amer.) ex·tem·po·rize || ɪk stempÉ™raɪz v. do something (i.e. sing, perform, speak) without advance preparation, improvise (also extemporise) …   English contemporary dictionary

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