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improvising
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Improvising
(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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