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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Improvise \Im`pro*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Improvised}; p. pr & vb n. {Improvising}.] [F. improviser, it improvvisare fr improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided. See {Proviso}.] 1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also to play upon an instrument, or to act extemporaneously. 2. To bring about arrange, or make on a sudden, or without previous preparation. Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley. 3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as he improvised a hammer out of a stone. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Improvise \Im`pro*vise"\, v. i. To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence to do anything offhand. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: improvise v : perform without preparation [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporize}, {extemporise}]
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