Added 9 October 2026 extemporize verb Categories: SocietyArts & MakingObscure Words verb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about extemporize at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand. after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks Perform without preparation. he extemporized a speech at the wedding Related Words: extemporiseimprovisead-libadlibimprovisateimprovisatizeimprovizefreeballwing Back to today's word