- extemporize
- ex|tem|po|rize [ ık`stempə,raız ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMALto perform or produce something without preparing or practicing
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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
extemporize — [v] improvise ad lib, dash out, devise, do offhand*, improvisate, invent, knock off*, make up, play by ear*, toss off*; concept 51 Ant. plan, prepare, read, rehearse … New thesaurus
extemporize — (also extemporise) ► VERB ▪ improvise. DERIVATIVES extemporization noun … English terms dictionary
extemporize — [eks tem′pərīz΄, ik stem′pərīz΄] vi., vt. extemporized, extemporizing 1. to speak, perform, or compose extempore; improvise 2. to furnish or contrive (things) in a makeshift way to meet a pressing need extemporization n. extemporizer n … English World dictionary
extemporize — UK [ɪkˈstempəraɪz] / US [ɪkˈstempəˌraɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms extemporize : present tense I/you/we/they extemporize he/she/it extemporizes present participle extemporizing past tense extemporized past participle extemporized… … English dictionary
extemporize — extemporization, n. extemporizer, n. /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… … Universalium
extemporize — See temporize. See temporize, extemporize … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
extemporize — [[t]ɪkste̱mpəraɪz[/t]] extemporizes, extemporizing, extemporized VERB If you extemporize, you speak, act, or perform something immediately, without rehearsing or preparing it beforehand. [FORMAL] He completely departed from the text and… … English dictionary