EXTEMPORIZE


Meaning of EXTEMPORIZE in English

— extemporization , n. — extemporizer , n.

/ik stem"peuh ruyz'/ , v. , extemporized, extemporizing .

v.i.

1. to speak extemporaneously: He can extemporize on any of a number of subjects.

2. to sing, or play on an instrument, composing the music as one proceeds; improvise.

3. to do or manage something in a makeshift way.

v.t.

4. to make or devise extempore.

5. Music. to compose offhand; improvise.

Also, esp. Brit., extemporise .

[ 1635-45; EXTEMPORE + -IZE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .