Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense extemporizes, present participle extemporizing, past tense, past participle extemporizedregional note: in BRIT, also use extemporise
verb
If you extemporize, you speak, act, or perform something immediately, without rehearsing or preparing it beforehand.
[formal]
He completely departed from the text and extemporized in a very energetic fashion. [VERB]
extemporize in British English
or extemporise (ɪkˈstɛmpəˌraɪz)
verb
1.
to perform, speak, or compose (an act, speech, piece of music, etc) without planning or preparation
2.
to use (a temporary solution) for an immediate need; improvise
Derived forms
extemporization (exˌtemporiˈzation) or extemporisation (exˌtemporiˈsation)
noun
extemporizer (exˈtempoˌrizer) or extemporiser (exˈtempoˌriser)
noun
extemporize in American English
(ɛksˈtɛmpəˌraɪz; ɪkˈstɛmpəˌraɪz)
verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: exˈtempoˌrized or exˈtempoˌrizing
1.
to speak, perform, or compose extempore; improvise
2.
to furnish or contrive (things) in a makeshift way to meet a pressing need
Derived forms
extemporization (exˌtemporiˈzation)
noun
extemporizer (exˈtempoˌrizer)
noun
Examples of 'extemporize' in a sentence
extemporize
He began to extend his repertoire: extemporize, enrich, invent.