Thesaurus: improvise

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1. v. t. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.
2. v. t. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation.
3. v. t. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.
4. v. i. To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.
5. v. perform without preparation
6. v. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
7. 1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously. 2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation. Charles attempted to improvise a peace. Motley. 3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone. To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.
8. To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially inverse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to doanything offhand.
9. v:100 v. perform without preparation v. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand