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Definition of extemporize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

extemporize

verb

NAmE//ɪkˈstɛmpəˌraɪz//

[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they extemporize

he / she / it extemporizes

past simple extemporized

-ing form extemporizing

to speak or perform without preparing or practicing synonym improvise

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extemporization

NAmE//ɪkˌstɛmpərəˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See extemporize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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