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im·pro·vise
 improvise
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- pronunciation:
- Im
pr
vaIz
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
improvises, improvising, improvised |
| definition 1: |
to make up while one is performing; perform without planning or practice.
The piano player was improvising that beautiful music. |
| definition 2: |
to make from whatever materials are around.
We improvised a fort out of chairs and blankets.- similar words:
- patch, rig
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| related words: |
compose, devise, invent |
Improvise comes from improvviso, an Italian word that means "not prepared" or "not known in advance."
The word improvise
contains the following part:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
immaculate, immature, immediate, immortal, immune, impartial, impatient, imperfect, impersonal, impolite, impossible, improper, improvise, impudent, impure
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