IMPROVISE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • perform without preparation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he extemporized a speech at the wedding
    Hypernyms(s) improvise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • manage in a makeshift way
    • do with whatever is at hand
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
    Hypernyms(s) improvise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)