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Extemporize

Ex-tĕm'po-rīze, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. EXTEMPORIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXTEMPORIZING.] To speak extempore, or without previous study or preparation; especially, to discourse without premeditation, or without notes or written composition; to make an off-hand address.

Ex-tĕm'po-rīze, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To do in a hasty, off-hand, or unpremeditated manner; to prepare in great haste, urgent necessity, or with scanty or unsuitable materials; as, to extemporize a dinner, a reception, and the like.