extemporize

extemporize is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special preparation; to make an offhand address. Face value is 31 in Scrabble and 33 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 31 · Words With Friends 33 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special preparation; to make an offhand address.
2. transitive verb. To do, make, or utter extempore or off-hand; to prepare in great haste, under urgent necessity, or with scanty or unsuitable materials; as, to extemporize a dinner, a costume, etc.
3. verb. perform without preparation

   "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

   Synonyms: extemporise, improvise, improvize

4. verb. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand

   "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

   Synonyms: improvise

Synonyms

extemporise, improvise, improvize

Common word forms

extemporized, extemporizer, extemporizes, extemporizing

Words from these letters

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