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So many people report to be contemporary dancers, and they're not. They are sort of jazz dancers that feel like they're throwing a bit of classical in there. I mean, a true contemporary dancer has got ballet as their base and classical ballet, and that is their base. And then they choose to extemporize on that and go into a contemporary world.
Nigel Lythgoe

Meaning of "extemporize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXTEMPORIZE

extemporize  [ɪkˈstɛmpəˌraɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTEMPORIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Extemporize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb extemporize in English.

WHAT DOES EXTEMPORIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

extemporize

Improvisation

Improvisation is a state of being and creating action without pre-planning. This can be when an individual or group is acting, dancing, singing, playing musical instruments, talking, creating artworks, problem solving, or reacting in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or new ways to act. Improvisation can be thought of as an "on the spot" or "off the cuff" spontaneous moment of sudden inventiveness that can just come to mind, body and spirit as an inspiration. No preparation or training is needed. However, improvisation in any life or art form, can occur more often if it is practiced as a way of encouraging creative behavior. That practice includes learning to use one's intuition, as well as learning a technical understanding of the necessary skills and concerns within the domain in which one is improvising.

Definition of extemporize in the English dictionary

The definition of extemporize in the dictionary is to perform, speak, or compose without planning or preparation. Other definition of extemporize is to use for an immediate need; improvise.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXTEMPORIZE

PRESENT

Present
I extemporize
you extemporize
he/she/it extemporizes
we extemporize
you extemporize
they extemporize
Present continuous
I am extemporizing
you are extemporizing
he/she/it is extemporizing
we are extemporizing
you are extemporizing
they are extemporizing
Present perfect
I have extemporized
you have extemporized
he/she/it has extemporized
we have extemporized
you have extemporized
they have extemporized
Present perfect continuous
I have been extemporizing
you have been extemporizing
he/she/it has been extemporizing
we have been extemporizing
you have been extemporizing
they have been extemporizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I extemporized
you extemporized
he/she/it extemporized
we extemporized
you extemporized
they extemporized
Past continuous
I was extemporizing
you were extemporizing
he/she/it was extemporizing
we were extemporizing
you were extemporizing
they were extemporizing
Past perfect
I had extemporized
you had extemporized
he/she/it had extemporized
we had extemporized
you had extemporized
they had extemporized
Past perfect continuous
I had been extemporizing
you had been extemporizing
he/she/it had been extemporizing
we had been extemporizing
you had been extemporizing
they had been extemporizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will extemporize
you will extemporize
he/she/it will extemporize
we will extemporize
you will extemporize
they will extemporize
Future continuous
I will be extemporizing
you will be extemporizing
he/she/it will be extemporizing
we will be extemporizing
you will be extemporizing
they will be extemporizing
Future perfect
I will have extemporized
you will have extemporized
he/she/it will have extemporized
we will have extemporized
you will have extemporized
they will have extemporized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been extemporizing
you will have been extemporizing
he/she/it will have been extemporizing
we will have been extemporizing
you will have been extemporizing
they will have been extemporizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would extemporize
you would extemporize
he/she/it would extemporize
we would extemporize
you would extemporize
they would extemporize
Conditional continuous
I would be extemporizing
you would be extemporizing
he/she/it would be extemporizing
we would be extemporizing
you would be extemporizing
they would be extemporizing
Conditional perfect
I would have extemporize
you would have extemporize
he/she/it would have extemporize
we would have extemporize
you would have extemporize
they would have extemporize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been extemporizing
you would have been extemporizing
he/she/it would have been extemporizing
we would have been extemporizing
you would have been extemporizing
they would have been extemporizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you extemporize
we let´s extemporize
you extemporize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to extemporize
Past participle
extemporized
Present Participle
extemporizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXTEMPORIZE


accessorize
əkˈsɛsəˌraɪz
authorize
ˈɔːθəˌraɪz
categorize
ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz
characterize
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
contemporise
kənˈtɛmpəˌraɪz
contemporize
kənˈtɛmpəˌraɪz
deodorize
diːˈəʊdəˌraɪz
depauperise
diːˈpɔːpəˌraɪz
depauperize
diːˈpɔːpəˌraɪz
dispauperise
dɪsˈpɔːpəˌraɪz
dispauperize
dɪsˈpɔːpəˌraɪz
emperize
ˈɛmpəˌraɪz
extemporise
ɪkˈstempəˌraɪz
familiarize
fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz
memorize
ˈmɛməˌraɪz
pauperise
ˈpɔːpəˌraɪz
pauperize
ˈpɔːpəˌraɪz
summarize
ˈsʌməˌraɪz
temporize
ˈtɛmpəˌraɪz
vaporize
ˈveɪpəˌraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXTEMPORIZE

extemporal
extemporally
extemporaneity
extemporaneous
extemporaneously
extemporaneousness
extemporarily
extemporariness
extemporary
extempore
extemporisation
extemporise
extemporiser
extemporization
extemporizer
extend
extendability
extendable
extendant
extended

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXTEMPORIZE

allegorize
calorize
colorize
decolorize
disauthorize
exteriorize
factorize
glamorize
herborize
interiorize
motorize
phosphorize
pillorize
prize
reauthorize
rhetorize
sororize
terrorize
theorize
valorize
vectorize

Synonyms and antonyms of extemporize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «extemporize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTEMPORIZE

Find out the translation of extemporize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of extemporize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «extemporize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

即兴表演
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

improvisar
570 millions of speakers

English

extemporize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

extemporize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

extemporize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

импровизировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

improvisar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপস্থিতমত রচনা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

improviser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Extemporize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

extemporieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

extemporize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

extemporize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Extemporize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ứng khẩu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னேற்பாடின்றிப் பேசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रचलित करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyduruvermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

improvvisare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

extemporize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

імпровізувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

improviza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοσχεδιάζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuist praat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

extemporera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

extemporize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of extemporize

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTEMPORIZE»

The term «extemporize» is normally little used and occupies the 137.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTEMPORIZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about extemporize

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QUOTES WITH «EXTEMPORIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word extemporize.
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Nigel Lythgoe
So many people report to be contemporary dancers, and they're not. They are sort of jazz dancers that feel like they're throwing a bit of classical in there. I mean, a true contemporary dancer has got ballet as their base and classical ballet, and that is their base. And then they choose to extemporize on that and go into a contemporary world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTEMPORIZE»

Discover the use of extemporize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to extemporize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spoken English For High School Students
This chapter will help you to: 1. learn how to extemporize by speaking from a set of Index cards; 2. gain more self-confidence as a result of your ability to extemporize; and 3. decide If you need to make final adjustments in your outlines,  ...
2
Happenings and Other Acts
Prima donna...inhabitancy? Edward Eggleston second fiddle. IW: Holy Grail! Scutch...verdurous! Sicken, sanguinaria. Hindbrain, jail delivery; hemathermal: phototaxis, leitmotiv obeisance—sicken sash, extemporize “Holy Grail”—prima donna, ...
Mariellen Sandford, 2003
3
Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
Our merchants extemporize fortunes ; our politicians extemporize agitations ; our operatives extemporize riots ; our builders extemporize whole streets ; our clergymen, we verily believe, could extemporize a course of ' Bampton Lectures' on ...
4
Fraser's Magazine
Our merchants extemporize ortunes; our politicians extemporize agitations; our operatives extemporize riots; our builders extemporize whole streets ; our clergymen, we verily believe, could extem rize a course of ' Bampton Lectures' on the ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, 1853
5
Master the PCAT
Choice (C) is correct because morph is a change; therefore, the correct answer must be a synonym for extemporize. To extemporize is to adlib. Choice (A) should be ruledout because to extemporize is to make up on the spot; rehearse means ...
Practical Strategies, LLC, 2012
6
The preacher and the king: or, Bourdaloue in the court of ...
If, then, you are not firmly resolved never to extemporize, save in case of strict necessity, without having studied and meditated, do not begin it at all. If, after having begun, you are agreeably surprised to get along far more easily than you had ...
Félix Bungener, 1855
7
The Atlantic Monthly
You see now that I shall never be able to extemporize. I put that paragraph into my sermon this morning to see how you would take it, after having urged me, year after year, to extemporize at least occasionally. No, no, John ; though writing two ...
8
Garner's Modern American Usage
B. And extemporize. Extemporize = to speak or perform extemporaneously; improvise. E.g.: • “Many Americans recall how Clinton, speaking on health care to Congress last September, had to extemporize after finding the wrong speech ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
9
Ceremonies of The Young Rite:
Extemporize softly between the Invocation and the O Salutaris Hostia. The latter is begun when the celebrant is ready to begin the censing. 2. Sound the note for Let us pray, if the celebrant rises after the O Salutaris Hostia and wishes to intone  ...
I.S. Cooper, 2010
10
Power Verbs: The Complete Collection
EXTEMPORIZE (1) adlib;divagate; perform or act in an impromptu manner; improvise; manage in a makeshift way; perform without permission or preparations; speakoff the cuff; speak or perform ata moment's notice (1) “It is saferto accept any ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTEMPORIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term extemporize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Obama and the N-Word
As disciplined with his words as Miguel Cabrera is with his swings, Obama would never extemporize like that. Trained by his White House ... «Politico, Jun 15»
2
A summer of sacred cows
So Gawad Kalinga (GK) founder Antonio “Tito Tony” Meloto thought he could extemporize in a luncheon at Honolulu celebrating the 40th ... «Rappler, Jun 15»
3
McCarthy, Feig scout out familiar territory in 'Spy'
There's some attempt to blend the two together, but McCarthy's particular skill set works far better when she can stand around and extemporize ... «Your Houston News, Jun 15»
4
China hawks crosshair Obama on South China Sea
For some inexplicable reason, he declined to extemporize in the journo scrum and reward the panda-kicking scribes with a nice off-the-cuff ... «Asia Times Online, Jun 15»
5
A Belly Driven Advocate
When Minister Angela Cassell-Bush was asked to perform the task and she accepted to extemporize for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I thought ... «AllAfrica.com, May 15»
6
What to expect from Sports Illustrated's new media podcast
... too much like what we'd find by just tuning directly into the guests' broadcasts—this happens when they are left to extemporize for too long. «Columbia Journalism Review, May 15»
7
Mad Max: Fury Road / **** (R)
... but... get him talking about George Miller's post-apocalyptic adventure "The Road Warrior" and you'd hear him extemporize about the genius ... «The Marshall Democrat-News, May 15»
8
Angelic Symphony
Let me hear your melodies and I'll see what I can do on the piano, see if I can extemporize it for you. So I said, well, that's really kind of you. «KGOU, May 15»
9
Gavin Newsom Asks His Facebook Followers For Help With His SF …
He quickly shrugs off the idea of writing his thoughts down, and he'd like to extemporize, which usually leads him to say something relatively ... «SFist, May 15»
10
Which Yardbirds guitarist was better? Ritchie Blackmore decides
Jeff can extemporize really well, but I don't think he can write a song. It's always somebody else's tune. He doesn't have many ideas, but he's a ... «Something Else! Reviews, Apr 15»

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