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EXTEMPORISE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perform without preparation
Example:
he extemporized a speech at the wedding
Synonyms:
ad-lib; extemporise; extemporize; improvise; improvize
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "extemporise" is one way to...):
do; execute; perform (carry out or perform an action)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
extemporisation (a performance given extempore without planning or preparation)
