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- [im-pruh-vahyz]
- /ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz/
- /ˈɪm.prə.vaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-pruh-vahyz]
- /ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz/
Definitions of improvise word
- verb with object improvise to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech. 1
- verb with object improvise to compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment. 1
- verb with object improvise to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available: We improvised a dinner from yesterday's leftovers. 1
- verb without object improvise to compose, utter, execute, or arrange anything extemporaneously: When the actor forgot his lines he had to improvise. 1
- noun improvise Create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation. 1
- intransitive verb improvise extemporize, be spontaneous 1
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Origin of improvise
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < French improviser, or its source, Italian improvisare (later improvvisare), verbal derivative of improviso improvised < Latin imprōvīsus, equivalent to im- im-2 + prōvīsus past participle of prōvidēre to see beforehand, prepare, provide for (a future circumstance). See proviso
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Parts of speech for Improvise
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improvise popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
improvise usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for improvise
verb improvise
- concoct — If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true.
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
- contrive — If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
- invent — to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
adjective improvise
- at will — If you can do something at will, you can do it when you want and as much as you want.
noun improvise
- vamp — a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
Antonyms for improvise
verb improvise
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- premeditate — to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand: to premeditate a murder.
- design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
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