The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Extemporize — Ex*tem po*rize, 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. [1913 Webster] Themistocles . . . was of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extemporize — 1640s (implied in extemporizing), to speak ex tempore; see EXTEMPORE (Cf. extempore) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Extemporized … Etymology dictionary
extemporize — (Amer.) ex·tem·po·rize || ɪk stempÉ™raɪz v. do something (i.e. sing, perform, speak) without advance preparation, improvise (also extemporise) … English contemporary dictionary
extemporize — [v] improvise ad lib, dash out, devise, do offhand*, improvisate, invent, knock off*, make up, play by ear*, toss off*; concept 51 Ant. plan, prepare, read, rehearse … New thesaurus
extemporize — (also extemporise) ► VERB ▪ improvise. DERIVATIVES extemporization noun … English terms dictionary
extemporize — [eks tem′pərīz΄, ik stem′pərīz΄] vi., vt. extemporized, extemporizing 1. to speak, perform, or compose extempore; improvise 2. to furnish or contrive (things) in a makeshift way to meet a pressing need extemporization n. extemporizer n … English World dictionary
extemporize — UK [ɪkˈstempəraɪz] / US [ɪkˈstempəˌraɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms extemporize : present tense I/you/we/they extemporize he/she/it extemporizes present participle extemporizing past tense extemporized past participle extemporized… … English dictionary
extemporize — extemporization, n. extemporizer, n. /ik stem peuh ruyz /, v., extemporized, extemporizing. v.i. 1. to speak extemporaneously: He can extemporize on any of a number of subjects. 2. to sing, or play on an instrument, composing the music as one… … Universalium
extemporize — See temporize. See temporize, extemporize … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
extemporize — [[t]ɪkste̱mpəraɪz[/t]] extemporizes, extemporizing, extemporized VERB If you extemporize, you speak, act, or perform something immediately, without rehearsing or preparing it beforehand. [FORMAL] He completely departed from the text and… … English dictionary
