different between extemporaneous vs extemporise

English

Etymology

From Late Latin extempor?neus, from Latin ex tempore (“impromptu”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /?ks?t?mp??e?ni.?s/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ks?t?m.p??(?)?e?n.i.?s/
• Rhymes: -e?ni?s

Adjective

extemporaneous (comparative more extemporaneous, superlative most extemporaneous)

1. Without preparation or advanced thought; offhand.

   Synonyms: off-the-cuff, (archaic) extemporal, improvised; see also Thesaurus:impromptu

Derived terms

• extemporaneously

Related terms

• extemporanea
• extemporaneousness
• extemporize

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• extemporize (mostly US)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?st?mp??a?z/

Verb

extemporise (third-person singular simple present extemporises, present participle extemporising, simple past and past participle extemporised)

1. (intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
2. (intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way.
3. (transitive) To make or create extempore.
4. (transitive, music) To compose extemporaneously or improvise.

Related terms

• extemporaneous
• extemporaneously
• extemporisation / extemporization

See also

• off the cuff
• off the top of one's head
• play it by ear

Anagrams

• exposimeter