̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrīz verb
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: extempore (I) + -ize
intransitive verb
1. : to do something extemporaneously : improvise ; especially : to speak extemporaneously
he rarely extemporized and never on grave occasions — John Buchan
2. : to get along in a makeshift manner adapted to the occasion : regularly meet necessity with temporary expedients : live with little or no advance planning
the world, facing the need to organize itself internationally, drifted and extemporized — Charles McKinley
extemporizing without a plan has long been regarded by many as a necessary and inherent part of movie making — Hortense Powdermaker
transitive verb
1. : to compose, perform, or utter extemporaneously : improvise
a cleverly extemporized organ accompaniment
extemporizing an after-dinner speech
2. : to provide, make, or put to use as a temporary expedient
the ungainly but useful vessels which Caesar had extemporized — J.A.Froude
beyond the extemporized bandstand — Graham Greene
: produce, put together, devise, or contrive hurriedly or in a makeshift manner to meet an immediate need or emergency
trying to extemporize a competent personnel
extemporizing a plan to overwhelm the opposition