EXTEMPORIZE
\ɛkstˈɛmpəɹˌa͡ɪz], \ɛkstˈɛmpəɹˌaɪz], \ɛ_k_s_t_ˈɛ_m_p_ə_ɹ_ˌaɪ_z]\
Definitions of EXTEMPORIZE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
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manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
By Princeton University
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perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
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manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To do, make, or utter extempore or off-hand; to prepare in great haste, under urgent necessity, or with scanty or unsuitable materials; as, to extemporize a dinner, a costume, etc.
By Oddity Software
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To do, make, or utter extempore or off-hand; to prepare in great haste, under urgent necessity, or with scanty or unsuitable materials; as, to extemporize a dinner, a costume, etc.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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