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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.