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Meaning of 'improvise' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Improvise [ v. i.]
- To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.
2 . Improvise [ v. t.]
- To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.
- To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation.
- To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.

Meaning of 'improvise' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . improvise [ v]
Meaning (1):
- manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
Example in sentence:
  • after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
Meaning (2):
- perform without preparation
Example in sentence:
  • he extemporized a speech at the wedding

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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