improvise
verb/ˈɪmpɹəvaɪz/
Etymology
From French improviser; ultimately from Latin improvisus.
- derived from improvisus
- borrowed from improviser
Definitions
To make something up or invent it as one goes on
To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
- He had no speech prepared, so he improvised.
- They improvised a simple shelter with branches and the rope they were carrying.
- She improvised a lovely solo.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for improvise. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA