From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Improvise \Im`pro*vise"\, v. i.
To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially
in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to
do anything offhand.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Improvise \Im`pro*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Improvised}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Improvising}.] [F. improviser, it.
improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore,
L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided.
See {Proviso}.]
1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially
in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an
instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.
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2. To bring about, arrange, do, or make, immediately or on
short notice, without previous preparation and with no
known precedent as a guide.
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Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley.
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3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the
moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
improvise
v 1: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at
the wedding" [syn: {improvise}, {improvize}, {ad-lib},
{extemporize}, {extemporise}]
2: manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand;
"after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise
for weeks" [syn: {improvise}, {extemporize}]
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