Found 2 items, similar to improvise.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: improvise improvise v 1: perform without preparation; “he extemporized a speech at the wedding” [syn: improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise] 2: manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; “after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks” [syn: extemporize]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Improvise 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring about, arrange, do, or make, immediately or on short notice, without previous preparation and with no known precedent as a guide. [1913 Webster +PJC] Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley. [1913 Webster] 3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone. [1913 Webster]