v.
Pronunciation: ik- ' stem-p ə - ˌ r ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -rized ; -riz · ing
Date: 1592
intransitive verb
1 : to do something extemporaneously : IMPROVISE especially : to speak extemporaneously
2 : to get along in a makeshift manner
transitive verb : to compose, perform, or utter extemporaneously : IMPROVISE < extemporized an after-dinner speech>
– ex · tem · po · riz · er noun