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improvise
(encz) | improvise,improvizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Improvise
(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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Improvise
(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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improvise
(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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improvise
(encz) | improvise,improvizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
improvised
(encz) | improvised,improvizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
improviser
(encz) | improviser,improvizátor n: Zdeněk Brož |
Improvised
(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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Improviser
(gcide) | Improviser \Im`pro*vis"er\, n.
One who improvises.
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improvise
(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] |
improvised
(wn) | improvised
adj 1: done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the
river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-
rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift
hammer" [syn: improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift] |
improvised explosive device
(wn) | improvised explosive device
n 1: an explosive device that is improvised [syn: {improvised
explosive device}, I.E.D., IED] |
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