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αυτοσχεδιάζω — meaning in English

aftoschediazo

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English meaning

  • extemporise verb To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
  • extemporize verb To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
  • freestyle verb To improvise, rather than following a set routine or script.
  • improvise verb To create or perform something on the spot without preparation, often using whatever is available.

Senses

αυτοσχεδιάζω is used for these senses in English:

  • extemporize (intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
  • freestyle (intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.
  • improvise To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.

extemporise — full definition

  1. verb To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
  2. verb To do something in a makeshift way.
  3. verb To make or create ex tempore.
  4. verb To compose extemporaneously or improvise.

extemporize — full definition

  1. verb To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
  2. verb To adapt, improvise, or devise action or speech in an impromptu or spontaneous manner.

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