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Improvise
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.