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extemporize

/ɪkˈstɛmpəraɪz/

Translations

extemporizeverb

extemporized

Past Simple

extemporized

Past Participle

extemporizing

Gerund

/ɪkˈstɛmpəraɪz/

The musician was able to extemporize a beautiful melody on the spot.

Le musicien a pu improviser une belle mélodie sur-le-champ.

Additional translations

improviserAu sens de faire quelque chose rapidement avec les moyens du bord.

Synonyms

wing it

make it up

devise on the spot

extemporizeverb

To compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise.

The musician was able to extemporize a beautiful melody on the spot.

To make or devise something quickly and resourcefully, using whatever materials or ideas are at hand; to contrive on the spur of the moment.

With no flashlight, they extemporized a lantern from a jar and a candle.