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extemporised

extemporised is the simple past and past participle of extemporise.

Meaning of extemporise

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.

Questions about extemporised

What is extemporised the simple past and past participle of?
Extemporised is the simple past and past participle of extemporise.

Words near extemporised in the dictionary

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

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