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extemporize

(also extemporise)
Definition of extemporize

verb

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

Derivatives

extemporization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

extemporize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of extemporize in the US English dictionary