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Definition of extemporise word

  • noun extemporise (intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise. 1
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Parts of speech for Extemporise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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extemporise popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for extemporise

verb extemporise

  • ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
  • improvise — to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
  • play it by ear — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • wing it — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
  • devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.

adjective extemporise

  • at will — If you can do something at will, you can do it when you want and as much as you want.
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Antonyms for extemporise

verb extemporise

  • prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
  • plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
  • read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
  • rehearse — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
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