improvise

Definition of improvise

Verbs

perform without preparation
Synonyms:
ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvize
Type of:
do, execute, perform
carry out or perform an action
manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
"after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
Synonyms:
extemporize
Type of:
contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage
come to terms with

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