The pianist was extemporizing instead of following the score.
The campers extemporized a shelter for the night.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tem|po|rize — «TEHM puh ryz», intransitive verb, rized, riz|ing. 1. to evade immediate action or decision in order to gain time, avoid trouble, or otherwise put off something. SYNONYM(S): hedge. 2. to fit one s acts to the time or occasion. SYNONYM(S): trim. 3 … Useful english dictionary
con|tem|po|rize — «kuhn TEHM puh ryz», verb, rized, riz|ing. –v.t. to make contemporary: »Mr. Carlyle has this power of contemporizing himself with bygone times (James Russell Lowell). –v.i. to become contemporary … Useful english dictionary
tem·po·rize — … Useful english dictionary
tem´po|riz´ing|ly — tem|po|rize «TEHM puh ryz», intransitive verb, rized, riz|ing. 1. to evade immediate action or decision in order to gain time, avoid trouble, or otherwise put off something. SYNONYM(S): hedge. 2. to fit one s acts to the time or occasion.… … Useful english dictionary
tem´po|riz´er — tem|po|rize «TEHM puh ryz», intransitive verb, rized, riz|ing. 1. to evade immediate action or decision in order to gain time, avoid trouble, or otherwise put off something. SYNONYM(S): hedge. 2. to fit one s acts to the time or occasion.… … Useful english dictionary
tem´po|ri|za´tion — tem|po|rize «TEHM puh ryz», intransitive verb, rized, riz|ing. 1. to evade immediate action or decision in order to gain time, avoid trouble, or otherwise put off something. SYNONYM(S): hedge. 2. to fit one s acts to the time or occasion.… … Useful english dictionary
rize — ac·ces·so·rize; al·le·go·rize; aph·o·rize; ar·bo·rize; au·tho·rize; bac·te·rize; bar·ba·rize; bul·ga·rize; cal·o·rize; car·bu·rize; cat·e·go·rize; con·tem·po·rize; cu·ra·rize; di·a·rize; ec·pho·rize; evap·o·rize; ex·tem·po·rize; her·ba·rize;… … English syllables
tem — an·te·mor·tem; an·te·tem·ple; at·tem·per; at·tem·per·a·ment; at·tem·per·ate; at·tem·per·a·tor; aus·tem·per; bi·o·sys·tem·a·ty; con·tem·per; con·tem·pla·ble; con·tem·plant; con·tem·plate; con·tem·plat·ing·ly; con·tem·pla·tion; con·tem·pla·tor;… … English syllables
temporize — tem•po•rize [[t]ˈtɛm pəˌraɪz[/t]] v. i. rized, riz•ing 1) to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting 2) to comply with the time or occasion 3) to treat or parley so as to gain time (usu. fol. by with) • Etymology: 1570–80; < ML… … From formal English to slang
temporize — tem|po|rize also temporise BrE [ˈtempəraız] v [i]formal to delay or avoid making a decision in order to gain time … Dictionary of contemporary English
