extemporize

== English == === Alternative forms === extemporise (chiefly Commonwealth) === Etymology === From extempore + -ize. === Verb === extemporize (third-person singular simple present extemporizes, present participle extemporizing, simple past and past participle extemporized) (intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise. (transitive) To adapt, improvise, or devise action or speech in an impromptu or spontaneous manner. ==== Synonyms ==== (intransitive): improvise, think on one's feet (transitive): devise, improvise ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== play it by ear off the cuff off the top of one's head