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ImprovisateImprovisate Im*prov"i*sate, a. [See Improvise.]
Unpremeditated; impromptu; extempore. [R.] ImprovisateImprovisate Im*prov"i*sate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
Improvisated; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvisating.]
To improvise; to extemporize. ImprovisatedImprovisate Im*prov"i*sate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
Improvisated; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvisating.]
To improvise; to extemporize. ImprovisatingImprovisate Im*prov"i*sate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
Improvisated; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvisating.]
To improvise; to extemporize. Improvisation
Improvisation Im*prov`i*sa"tion, n. [Cf. F. improvisation.]
1. The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry,
and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the
organ.
2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.
ImprovisatizeImprovisatize Im`pro*vis"a*tize, v. t. & i.
Same as Improvisate. Improvisator
Improvisator Im*prov"i*sa`tor, n.
An improviser, or improvvisatore.
improvisatoreImprovvisatore Im`prov*vi`sa*to"re, n.; pl. Improvvisatori.
[It. See Improvise.]
One who composes and sings or recites rhymes and short poems
extemporaneously. [Written also improvisatore.] Improvisatorial
Improvisatorial Im*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al, Improvisatory
Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry, a.
Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous
composition.
Improvisatory
Improvisatorial Im*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al, Improvisatory
Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry, a.
Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous
composition.
ImproviseImprovise 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.
2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without
previous preparation.
Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley.
3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the
moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone. Improvise
Improvise Im`pro*vise", v. i.
To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially
in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to
do anything offhand.
ImprovisedImprovise 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.
2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without
previous preparation.
Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley.
3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the
moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone. Improviser
Improviser Im`pro*vis"er, n.
One who improvises.
ImprovisingImprovise 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.
2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without
previous preparation.
Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley.
3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the
moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone. Improvision
Improvision Im`pro*vi"sion, n. [Pref. im- not + provision.]
Improvidence. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
Improviso
Improviso Im`pro*vi"so, a. [L. improvisus unforeseen; cf. It.
improvviso.]
Not prepared or mediated beforehand; extemporaneous. [Obs.]
--Jonhson.
ProvisionProvision Pro*vi"sion, n. [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See
Provide.]
1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
--Shak.
2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought
together or arranged in advance; measures taken
beforehand; preparation.
Making provision for the relief of strangers.
--Bacon.
3. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables
collected or stored; -- often in the plural.
And of provisions laid in large, For man and beast.
--Milton.
4. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a
previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a
contract; the statute has many provisions.
5. (R. C. Ch.) A canonical term for regular induction into a
benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and
installation.
6. (Eng. Hist.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before
it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of
presentation. --Blackstone. ProvisionProvision Pro*vi"sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provisioned; p.
pr. & vb. n. Provisioning.]
To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.
They were provisioned for a journey. --Palfrey. Provisional
Provisional Pro*vi"sion*al, a. [Cf. F. provisionnel.]
Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the
time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as,
a provisional government; a provisional treaty.
Provisionally
Provisionally Pro*vi"sion*al*ly, adv.
By way of provision for the time being; temporarily. --Locke.
Provisionary
Provisionary Pro*vi"sion*a*ry, a.
Provisional. --Burke.
ProvisionedProvision Pro*vi"sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provisioned; p.
pr. & vb. n. Provisioning.]
To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.
They were provisioned for a journey. --Palfrey. ProvisioningProvision Pro*vi"sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provisioned; p.
pr. & vb. n. Provisioning.]
To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.
They were provisioned for a journey. --Palfrey. ProvisoProviso Pro*vi"so, n.; pl. Provisos. [L., (it) being
provided, abl. of provisus, p. p. of providere. See
Provide, and cf. Purview.]
An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract,
grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced,
usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional
stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant,
or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its proviso.
He doth deny his prisoners, But with proviso and
exception. --Shak. ProvisorProvisor Pro*vi"sor, n. [L., fr. providere: cf. F. proviseur.
See Provide.]
1. One who provides; a purveyor. [Obs.] ``The chief provisor
of our horse.' --Ford.
2. (R. C. Ch.)
(a) The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious
house. --Cowell.
(b) One who is regularly inducted into a benefice. See
Provision, 5. --P. Plowman.
3. (Eng. Hist.) One who procures or receives a papal
provision. See Provision, 6.
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