- (v.t.) To compose, recite or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument or to act, extemporaneously.
- (v.t.) To bring about, arrange or make, on a sudden or without previous preparation.
- (v.i.) To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.
- (v.t.) To invent or provide, offhand or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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