- 1. v. i. To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special preparation; to make an offhand address. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. 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. Source: opted
- 3. v. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand Source: wordnet
- 4. v. perform without preparation Source: wordnet
- 5. To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special preparation; to make an offhand address. 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. Themistocles . . . was of all men the best able to extemporize the right thing to be done. Jowett (Thucyd. ). Pitt, of whom it was said that he could extemporize a Queen's speech Lord Campbell. Source: webster
- 6. To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without specialpreparation; to make an offhand address. Source: adambom
- 7. v manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand v perform without preparation Source: ecdict
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