Associations to the word «Improvise»

Wiktionary

IMPROVISE, verb. To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, instinct, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.

Dictionary definition

IMPROVISE, verb. Perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding".
IMPROVISE, verb. Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn