| VERB | social | extemporize, improvise | manage in a makeshift way |
|---|---|---|---|
| creation | extemporize, improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporise | perform without preparation |
| Meaning | manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | improvise | |
| Broader | cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage | Come to terms with |
| Meaning | Perform without preparation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" | |
| Synonyms | improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporise | |
| Broader | perform, execute, do | carry out or perform an action |
| Spanish | improvisar | |
| Catalan | improvisar | |
| Nouns | extemporization | a performance given extempore without planning or preparation |
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