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improvise

/ improvise /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
perform without preparation
"he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
Type of:
perform execute do
Derived:
extemporization extemporisation improvisation ad-lib temporary expedient
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
"after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
Type of:
cope get by make out
Derived:
improvisation temporary expedient
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
1
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perform execute do cope get by make out