extemporise

== English == === Alternative forms === extemporize (mostly US) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əkˈstɛmpəɹaɪz/ === Verb === extemporise (third-person singular simple present extemporises, present participle extemporising, simple past and past participle extemporised) (intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise. (intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way. (transitive) To make or create ex tempore. (transitive, music) To compose extemporaneously or improvise. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== extemporaneous extemporaneously extemporisation / extemporization ==== Translations ==== === See also === off the cuff off the top of one's head === Anagrams === exposimeter