Main Entry:: im·pro·vise
Pronunciation:: \ˈim-prə-ˌvīz also ˌim-prə-ˈ\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: im·pro·vised; im·pro·vis·ing
Etymology:: French improviser, from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso sudden, from Latin improvisus, literally, unforeseen, from in- + provisus, past participle of providēre to see ahead — more at provide
Date:: 1826

transitive verb 1 : to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously 2 : to make, invent, or arrange offhand 3 : to make or fabricate out of what is conveniently on hand <improvise a meal> intransitive verb : to improvise something

— im·pro·vis·er or im·pro·vi·sor

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