Improvising

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To bring about, arrange, do, or make, immediately or on
        short notice, without previous preparation and with no
        known precedent as a guide.
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              Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley.
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     3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the
        moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.
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