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Improvise

Improvise Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Improvise? [v] perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" [v] manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Improvise: ad-lib \| extemporise \| extemporize \| extemporize \| improvize Related Terms \| Find terms related to Improvise: ad lib \| ad-lib \| be caught napping \| be surprised \| be taken unawares \| be unprepared \| beget \| breed \| bring forth \| bring into being \| call into being \| coin \| conceive \| concoct \| contrive \| cook up \| dash off \| design \| develop \| devise \| discover \| do offhand \| dream up \| engender \| evolve \| extemporize \| fabricate \| fake \| frame \| generate \| give being to \| give rise to \| go off half-cocked \| hatch \| have no plan \| improvisate \| invent \| jury-rig \| knock off \| lash up \| make do \| make do with \| make up \| mature \| mint \| originate \| plan \| play by ear \| procreate \| scrap the plan \| spawn \| strike off \| strike out \| think out \| think up \| throw off \| throw together \| toss off \| toss out \| vamp \| whip up \| whomp up \| wing it See Also \| contend \| cope \| deal \| do \| execute \| get by \| grapple \| make do \| make out \| manage \| perform Improvise In Webster's Dictionary \Im`provise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Improvised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Improvising}.] [F. improviser, it. improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided. See {Proviso}.] 1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously. 2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation. Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley. 3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone. \Im`provise"\, v. i. To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.

Improvise Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Improvise?

[v] perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
[v] manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

Improvise In Webster's Dictionary

\Im`pro*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Improvised}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Improvising}.] [F. improviser, it.
improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore,
L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided.
See {Proviso}.]
1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially
   in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an
   instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.

2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without
   previous preparation.

         Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley.

3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the
   moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.


\Im`pro*vise"\, v. i.
To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially
in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to
do anything offhand.

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