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extemporize

ex·tem·po·rize [ ik stémpə rz ] (past and past participle ex·tem·po·rized, present participle ex·tem·po·riz·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·tem·po·riz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. perform something without preparation: to perform or say something without having made any preparation

2. music improvise music: to compose or perform a piece of music by improvising

3. handle in makeshift way: to do or devise something in a makeshift fashion

[Mid-17th century. <extempore]

ex·tem·po·ri·za·tion [ ik stèmpəri záysh'n ] noun
ex·tem·po·riz·er [ ik stémpə rzər ] noun
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