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1. (v.i.) extemporize
to speak extemporaneously.
2. extemporize
to compose or perform extemporaneously.
3. extemporize
to do something in a makeshift way.
4. (v.t.) extemporize
to speak, perform, or devise extemporaneously.
Etymology: (1635–45)
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1. (verb) improvise, extemporize
manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
"after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
2. (verb) improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise
perform without preparation
"he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
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1. (verb) extemporize
to speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special preparation; to make an offhand address
2. (verb) extemporize
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
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