ihk stem pə raIz
intransitive verb
1. to speak without preparation or reference to notes.
He could scarcely recollect a word of his part, but he remembered the general drift of it, and had ready wit enough to extemporize.
2. in music, to compose as one performs; improvise.
3. to do or manage with any means at hand.
transitive verb
1. to make or do without plan or preparation.
In a few hours they could extemporize an impregnable fortress on an open hillside. They bridged the Rhine in a week. They built a fleet in a month.
2. to compose or perform (music) on the spur of the moment; improvise.
