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单词 extemporize
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extemporize


ex·tem·po·rize

E0294700 (ĭk-stĕm′pə-rīz′)v. ex·tem·po·rized, ex·tem·po·riz·ing, ex·tem·po·riz·es v.tr. To do or perform (something) without prior preparation or practice: extemporized an acceptance speech.v.intr. To perform an act or utter something in an impromptu manner; improvise: "[When] the house lights dimmed, she could no longer read what she had written and was forced to extemporize" (Dale Peterson).
[From extempore.]
ex·tem′po·ri·za′tion (-pər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.ex·tem′po·riz′er n.

extemporize

(ɪkˈstɛmpəˌraɪz) or

extemporise

vb1. to perform, speak, or compose (an act, speech, piece of music, etc) without planning or preparation2. to use (a temporary solution) for an immediate need; improvise exˌtemporiˈzation, exˌtemporiˈsation n exˈtempoˌrizer, exˈtempoˌriser n

ex•tem•po•rize

(ɪkˈstɛm pəˌraɪz)

v. -rized, -riz•ing. v.i. 1. to speak extemporaneously. 2. to compose or perform extemporaneously. 3. to do something in a makeshift way. v.t. 4. to speak, perform, or devise extemporaneously. [1635–45] ex•tem′po•riz`er, n.

extemporize


Past participle: extemporized
Gerund: extemporizing
Imperative
extemporize
extemporize
Present
I extemporize
you extemporize
he/she/it extemporizes
we extemporize
you extemporize
they extemporize
Preterite
I extemporized
you extemporized
he/she/it extemporized
we extemporized
you extemporized
they extemporized
Present Continuous
I am extemporizing
you are extemporizing
he/she/it is extemporizing
we are extemporizing
you are extemporizing
they are extemporizing
Present Perfect
I have extemporized
you have extemporized
he/she/it has extemporized
we have extemporized
you have extemporized
they have extemporized
Past Continuous
I was extemporizing
you were extemporizing
he/she/it was extemporizing
we were extemporizing
you were extemporizing
they were extemporizing
Past Perfect
I had extemporized
you had extemporized
he/she/it had extemporized
we had extemporized
you had extemporized
they had extemporized
Future
I will extemporize
you will extemporize
he/she/it will extemporize
we will extemporize
you will extemporize
they will extemporize
Future Perfect
I will have extemporized
you will have extemporized
he/she/it will have extemporized
we will have extemporized
you will have extemporized
they will have extemporized
Future Continuous
I will be extemporizing
you will be extemporizing
he/she/it will be extemporizing
we will be extemporizing
you will be extemporizing
they will be extemporizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been extemporizing
you have been extemporizing
he/she/it has been extemporizing
we have been extemporizing
you have been extemporizing
they have been extemporizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been extemporizing
you will have been extemporizing
he/she/it will have been extemporizing
we will have been extemporizing
you will have been extemporizing
they will have been extemporizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been extemporizing
you had been extemporizing
he/she/it had been extemporizing
we had been extemporizing
you had been extemporizing
they had been extemporizing
Conditional
I would extemporize
you would extemporize
he/she/it would extemporize
we would extemporize
you would extemporize
they would extemporize
Past Conditional
I would have extemporized
you would have extemporized
he/she/it would have extemporized
we would have extemporized
you would have extemporized
they would have extemporized
Thesaurus
Verb1.extemporize - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"improviseget by, grapple, make do, cope, manage, contend, deal, make out - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
2.extemporize - perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"ad-lib, extemporise, improvise, improvizeperform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"

extemporize

verbTo compose or recite without preparation:ad-lib, fake, improvise, make up.Idiom: wing it.
Translations
extemporierenimproviserimprovvisare

extemporize


Related to extemporize: extemporise
  • verb

Synonyms for extemporize

verb to compose or recite without preparation

Synonyms

  • ad-lib
  • fake
  • improvise
  • make up

Synonyms for extemporize

verb manage in a makeshift way

Synonyms

  • improvise

Related Words

  • get by
  • grapple
  • make do
  • cope
  • manage
  • contend
  • deal
  • make out

verb perform without preparation

Synonyms

  • ad-lib
  • extemporise
  • improvise
  • improvize

Related Words

  • perform
  • do
  • execute
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