improvise : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: improvise	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for improvise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
improvise v perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" Synonym(s): improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" Synonym(s): improvise, extemporize
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Improvise \Im`provise"\, 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. 2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation. Charles attempted to improvise* a peace. --Motley. 3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Improvise \Im`pro*vise"\, v. i. To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.