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improvise

verb

  1. to perform or create without preparation
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɪm.pɹə.vaɪz/

verb

Etymology: From French improviser; ultimately from Latin improvisus.

  1. 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.

    He had no speech prepared, so he improvised.

    They improvised a simple shelter with branches and the rope they were carrying.