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Webster 1913 Edition
Improvise
Imˊpro-vise′
,Verb.
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.
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 stoneImˊpro-vise′
,Verb.
I.
To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.
Definition 2024
improvisé
improvisé
See also: improvise
French
Verb
improvisé m (feminine singular improvisée, masculine plural improvisés, feminine plural improvisées)
- past participle of improviser