extemporize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈstɛmpəraɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪkˈstɛmpəˌraɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ik stem′pə rīz′)

Inflections of 'extemporize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
extemporizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
extemporizing
v pres p (US & UK)
extemporized
v past (US & UK)
extemporized
v past p (US & UK)

extemporize
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Synonyms:
improvise, ad-lib, devise Collocations, invent Collocations, extemporise (UK), be spontaneous, make up, play by ear (slang), knock off (slang), toss off (slang), throw together (slang), wing it (slang)


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