improvise

Definition of Improvise in English :

perform without preparation

Example Sentences:
'he extemporized a speech at the wedding'

2. extemporize, improvise

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

Example Sentences:
'after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Improvise

verb

1.

to perform or make quickly from materials and sources available, without previous planning

2.

to perform (a poem, play, piece of music, etc), composing as one goes along

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈimproˌvised or ˈimproˌvising

1.

to compose, or simultaneously compose and perform, on the spur of the moment and without any preparation; extemporize

2.

a.

to bring about, make, or do on the spur of the moment

to improvise a solution to a problem

b.

to make, provide, or do with the tools and materials at hand, usually to fill an unforeseen and immediate need

to improvise a bed out of leaves

v. im·pro·vised, im·pro·vis·ing, im·pro·vis·es

v.tr.

1. To make, compose, or perform with little or no preparation: improvise a solution to the problem; improvise variations on a melody.

2. To make or provide from available materials: improvised a dinner from what I found in the refrigerator.

v.intr.

1. To make, compose, or perform something extemporaneously.

2. To make do with whatever materials are at hand: There isn't much in the cabin. We'll just have to improvise.