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

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