improvise
verb [I or T] /ˈɪm.prə.vaɪz/Definition
› to invent or make something, such as a speech or a device, at the time when it is needed without already having planned it: I hadn't prepared a speech so I suddenly had to improvise. To sleep on, we improvised a mattress from a pile of blankets.Inventing, designing and innovationCreating and producing › When actors or musicians improvise, they perform without prepared speech or music, making up the play, music, etc. as they perform it: During certain scenes of the play there isn't any script and the actors just improvise (the dialogue).Acting, rehearsing and performingPlaying musicSinging in general
(Definition of improvise verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- architect noun
- authoring noun
- blueprint noun
- coin verb (INVENT)
- computer-aided design noun
- contrive verb
- create verb (MAKE)
- ergonomics noun
- founding father noun
- guinea pig noun (TEST)
- improvisation noun
- innovate verb
- invent verb (NEW DESIGN)
- mint verb (NEW THING)
- pioneer noun
- research and development noun
- research noun
- research verb
- robotics noun
- tech adjective, noun
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