Verb: improvise 'im-pru,vIz
- Perform without preparation
"he improvised a speech at the wedding";
- improvize [non-standard], ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise [Brit], wing [informal], wing it [informal]
- Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
"after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks";
- extemporize, extemporise [Brit]
Derived forms: improvised, improvising, improvises
Type of: do, execute, get by, make do, manage, perform
Encyclopedia: Improvise, adapt and overcome