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extemporize

Syllabification: (ex·tem·po·rize)
Pronunciation: /ikˈstempəˌrīz/
Definition of extemporize

verb

[no object]
  • compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise:he extemporized at the piano [with object]:she was extemporizing touching melodies

Derivatives

extemporization

noun

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