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extemporize
[ ik-stem-puh-rahyz ]
verb (used without object)
, ex·tem·po·rized, ex·tem·po·riz·ing.
- to speak extemporaneously:
He can extemporize on any of a number of subjects.
- to sing, or play on an instrument, composing the music as one proceeds; improvise.
- to do or manage something in a makeshift way.
verb (used with object)
, ex·tem·po·rized, ex·tem·po·riz·ing.
- to make or devise extempore.
- Music. to compose offhand; improvise.
extemporize
/ ɪkˈstɛmpəˌraɪz /
verb
- to perform, speak, or compose (an act, speech, piece of music, etc) without planning or preparation
- to use (a temporary solution) for an immediate need; improvise
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Derived Forms
- exˈtempoˌrizer, noun
- exˌtemporiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From
- ex·tempo·ri·zation noun
- ex·tempo·rizer noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extemporize1
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Example Sentences
The small jelly-speck, which we call the amœba, has no organs save what it can extemporize as occasion arises.
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If you extemporize you can get much closer to your audience.
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I have known but one other person besides Hook, who could extemporize in English; and he wanted the confidence to do it in public.
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Yet another use, on which much ingenuity was expended in the 18th century, is to extemporize retrenchments.
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My saddle, a hunting one, could not be kept in place, and we had to extemporize a breast-plate with string.
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