improvise
/ˈɪmprəvaɪz/ verb [I, T]Definition
MAKE › to make or do something without any preparation, using only the things that are available: For a football, we improvised with some rolled-up socks.
PERFORM › to play music or say words that you are inventing, not reading or remembering: The show is not scripted - the actors have to improvise.
improvisation /ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [C, U] (Definition of improvise verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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