Improvisate
(Im*prov"i*sate) a. [See Improvise.] Unpremeditated; impromptu; extempore. [R.]
Improvisate
(Im*prov"i*sate) v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Improvisated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvisating ]
To improvise; to extemporize.
Improvisation
(Im*prov`i*sa"tion) n. [Cf. F. improvisation.]
1. The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation
on the organ.
2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.
Improvisatize
(Im`pro*vis"a*tize) v. t. & i. Same as Improvisate.
Improvisator
(Im*prov"i*sa`tor) n. An improviser, or improvvisatore.
Improvisatore
(||Im`pro*vi`sa*to"re) n. See Improvvisatore.
Improvisatorial
(Im*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry) a. Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous
composition.
Improvisatrice
(||Im`pro*vi`sa*tri"ce) n. See Improvvisatrice.
Improvise
(Im`pro*vise") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improvised ; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvising.] [F. improviser,
it. improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus
foreseen, provided. See Proviso.]
1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon
an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.
2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation.
Charles attempted to improvise a peace.
Motley. 3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a
stone.
Improvise
(Im`pro*vise"), v. i. To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse
or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.
Improviser
(Im`pro*vis"er) n. One who improvises.
Improvision
(Im`pro*vi"sion) n. [Pref. im- not + provision.] Improvidence. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Improviso
(Im`pro*vi"so) a. [L. improvisus unforeseen; cf. It. improvviso.] Not prepared or mediated
beforehand; extemporaneous. [Obs.] Jonhson.
Improvvisatore
(||Im`prov*vi`sa*to"re) n.; pl. Improvvisatori [It. See Improvise.] One who composes
and sings or recites rhymes and short poems extemporaneously. [Written also improvisatore.]
Improvvisatrice
(||Im`prov*vi`sa*tri"ce) n.; pl. Improvvisatrici [It. See Improvise.] A female improvvisatore.
[Written also improvisatrice.]
