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improvise
[ im-pruh-vahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize:
to improvise an acceptance speech.
- to compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment.
- to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available:
We improvised a dinner from yesterday's leftovers.
verb (used without object)
- to compose, utter, execute, or arrange anything extemporaneously:
When the actor forgot his lines he had to improvise.
improvise
/ ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz /
verb
- to perform or make quickly from materials and sources available, without previous planning
- to perform (a poem, play, piece of music, etc), composing as one goes along
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Derived Forms
- ˈimproˌviser, noun
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Other Words From
- impro·viser impro·visor noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of improvise1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of improvise1
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Example Sentences
But I will say the hardest to play for me—well, one of the easiest to improvise, but also the hardest character is Liz.
We had to improvise a little bit to make this position work, but it paid off in the end.
A shortage of pentobarbital has forced some states to improvise, often with gruesome consequences.
I heard writer Justin Lader wrote 50 pages of suggested script for The One I Love and let the actors improvise the rest.
The Click & Style is easy to talk about because I use it so much, so it was easy to improvise on set.
Hospital trains they could improvise out of what rolling stock remained to them.
Chopin at once went to the piano, and invited those present to give him a theme to improvise upon.
On catching him I found that he had somehow severed an artery in his tail, and I had to improvise a tourniquet to stop the flow.
Having shipped the last article, I returned into the brake, seeking something from which to improvise a paddle.
Britain, on the other hand, has had to improvise her war organisation since war has been actually forced on her.
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