extemporize

ex·tem·po·rize

 (ĭk-stĕm′pə-rīz′)

v. ex·tem·po·rized, ex·tem·po·riz·ing, ex·tem·po·riz·es

v.tr.

To do or perform (something) without prior preparation or practice: extemporized an acceptance speech.

v.intr.

To perform an act or utter something in an impromptu manner; improvise: "[When] the house lights dimmed, she could no longer read what she had written and was forced to extemporize" (Dale Peterson).

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[From extempore.]

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ex·tem′po·ri·za′tion (-pər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.

ex·tem′po·riz′er n.

extemporize

(ɪkˈstɛmpəˌraɪz) or

extemporise

vb

1. to perform, speak, or compose (an act, speech, piece of music, etc) without planning or preparation

2. to use (a temporary solution) for an immediate need; improvise

exˌtemporiˈzation, exˌtemporiˈsation n

exˈtempoˌrizer, exˈtempoˌriser n

ex•tem•po•rize

(ɪkˈstɛm pəˌraɪz)

v. -rized, -riz•ing. v.i.

1. to speak extemporaneously.

2. to compose or perform extemporaneously.

3. to do something in a makeshift way.

v.t.

4. to speak, perform, or devise extemporaneously.

[1635–45]

ex•tem′po•riz`er, n.

extemporize

Past participle: extemporized
Gerund: extemporizing

Imperative

extemporize

extemporize

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	extemporize - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" improvise get by, grapple, make do, cope, manage, contend, deal, make out - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
	2.	extemporize - perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" ad-lib, extemporise, improvise, improvize perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"

extemporize

verb

To compose or recite without preparation:

ad-lib, fake, improvise, make up.

Idiom: wing it.

Translations

extemporieren

improviser

improvvisare

extemporize

[ɪksˈtempəraɪz] VI → improvisar

extemporize

[ɪkˈstɛmpəraɪz] vi → improviser

extemporize

vti → aus dem Stegreif sprechen, extemporieren (geh); (Mus) → improvisieren

extemporize

extemporise [ɪksˈtɛmpəˌraɪz] vi (frm) → improvvisare