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extemporise

/əkˈstɛmpəɹaɪz/

extemporise verb: to do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.

Verb

extemporise (third-person singular simple present extemporises, present participle extemporising, simple past and past participle extemporised)

  1. (intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
  2. (intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way.
  3. (transitive) To make or create ex tempore.
  4. (transitive) To compose extemporaneously or improvise.

Forms of extemporise

third-person singular presentextemporises
present participleextemporising
past participleextemporised
pastextemporised
alternative formextemporize

Words formed from extemporise

Questions about extemporise

What does extemporise mean?
Extemporise means to do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
What part of speech is extemporise?
Extemporise is a verb.
How do you pronounce extemporise?
Extemporise is pronounced /əkˈstɛmpəɹaɪz/.
What is the past tense of extemporise?
The past tense of extemporise is extemporised.

Words near extemporise in the dictionary

  1. extempored
  2. extempores
  3. extemporing
  4. extemporisation
  5. extemporisations
  6. extemporise
  7. extemporised
  8. extemporiser
  9. extemporisers
  10. extemporises
  11. extemporising

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