improvise
21improvise — [19] Etymologically, if you improvise something, it is because it has not been ‘provided’ for in advance. The word comes via French improviser from the Italian adjective improvviso ‘extempore’, a descendant of Latin imprōvīsus ‘unforeseen’. This… …
22improvise — [ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz] verb 1) [I/T] to do something or to make something without any previous preparation or using only what is available at the time I don t have a recipe, but we can improvise.[/ex] 2) [I] to perform something that has not been written… …
23improvise — verb To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed by guess rather than by a careful plan. To invent or create something quickly or without a plan; to wing it. He had no speech prepared, so he improvised …
24improvise — Synonyms and related words: ad lib, ad lib, be caught napping, be surprised, be taken unawares, be unprepared, beget, breed, bring forth, bring into being, call into being, coin, conceive, concoct, contrive, cook up, dash off, design, develop,… …
25improvise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. invent, extemporize. See imagination, unpreparedness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ad lib*, coin, devise, extemporize; see invent 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. invent, *wing it, *play by ear, make… …
26improvise — im·pro·vise || ɪmprÉ™vaɪz v. ad lib, extemporize, make up on the spur of the moment, perform without advance preparation …
27improvise — verb 1》 create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation. 2》 produce or make (something) from whatever is available. Derivatives improvisation noun improvisational adjective improvisatorial adjective improvisatory… …
28improvise — v. a., v. n. Improvisate, compose or poetize extempore …
29improvise — verb 1) she was improvising in front of the cameras Syn: extemporize, ad lib, speak impromptu; informal speak off the cuff, speak off the top of one s head, wing it; jam, scat 2) she improvised a playhouse for the kids Syn: contrive, devise …
30improvise — v 1. extemporize, ad lib, Sl. wing it, Inf. play by ear, rise to the occasion, ride with the waves, fake it. 2. devise, jury rig, make do, come up with something; create, coin, invent …
