ex-temporize

 [ik-stem-puh-rahyz]  

ex·tem·po·rize

   [ik-stem-puh-rahyz] verb, ex·tem·po·rized, ex·tem·po·riz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to speak extemporaneously: He can extemporize on any of a number of subjects.
2.
to sing, or play on an instrument, composing the music as one proceeds; improvise.
3.
to do or manage something in a makeshift way.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make or devise extempore.
5.
Music. to compose offhand; improvise.

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Also, especially British, ex·tem·po·rise.

Origin:
1635–45; extempore + -ize

Related forms
ex·tem·po·ri·za·tion, noun
ex·tem·po·riz·er, noun
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