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   improvise

   /ˈɪmprəvʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation: "he invited actors to improvise dialogue" Similar extemporizead libspeak impromptumake it up as one goes alongthink on one's feettake it as it comesinformal:speak off the cuffspeak off the top of one's headplay it by earbusk itwing it
   • ▪ produce or make (something) from whatever is available: "I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress" Similar contrivedevisethrow togethercobble togetherconcoctrigjury-rigput togetherinformal:knock upwhip upfix uprustle up

   Word Origin late 18th century (slightly earlier as improvisation): from French improviser, from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso ‘extempore’, from Latin improvisus ‘unforeseen’, based on provisus, past participle of providere ‘make preparation for’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. improvisatorial adjective
   • 2. improviser noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPROVISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to invent or make something, such as a speech or a device, at the time when it is needed without already having planned it: I hadn't prepared a speech so I suddenly had to improvise. improvise something from something We improvised a mattress from a pile of blankets.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › improviseImprovise Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IMPROVISE is to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously. How to use improvise in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPROVISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance. You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise. [ VERB ]

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › improviseIMPROVISE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Improvise definition: to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize. See examples of IMPROVISE used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › improviseImprovise - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To improvise means to make something up on the spot, or figure it out as you go. "Our boss decided to improvise his speech at our company meeting and when he started going off-topic, everyone could tell he hadn't prepared in advance."

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › improviseimprovise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of improvise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishIMPROVISE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   IMPROVISE definition: 1. to make or do something without any preparation, using only the things that are available: 2…. Learn more.