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extemporize

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ik-ˈstem-pə-ˌrīz\
    • /ɪkˈstem.pər.aɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ik-ˈstem-pə-ˌrīz\

Definitions of extemporize word

  • noun extemporize Compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise. 1
  • intransitive verb extemporize improvise 1
  • verb extemporize If you extemporize, you speak, act, or perform something immediately, without rehearsing or preparing it beforehand. 0
  • verb extemporize to perform, speak, or compose (an act, speech, piece of music, etc) without planning or preparation 0
  • verb extemporize to use (a temporary solution) for an immediate need; improvise 0
  • intransitive verb extemporize to speak, perform, or compose extempore; improvise 0
See all 9 definitions of extemporize

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Parts of speech for Extemporize

noun
adjective
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adverb
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Extemporize

extemporize popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for extemporize

adjective extemporize

  • at will — If you can do something at will, you can do it when you want and as much as you want.
  • ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.

verb extemporize

  • 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.
  • invent — to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
All 11 Synonyms of extemporize

Antonyms for extemporize

verb extemporize

  • 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.
All 4 Antonyms of extemporize

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