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v. - to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously.

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  • There is already a computer program that is able to improvize melodies, solos, chord progressions, etc.
  • Improvizators declaim and comedians improvize amusing scenes.
  • It is decidedly preferable to play the works of good masters than to improvize.
  • Mrs. Cary's head still rested against the aching shoulder, and Mrs. Carmichael made a sign to let her improvize a cushion substitute.
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