Improvise and Take

Improvise

Improvise verb - To perform, make, or do without preparation.

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Take and improvise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Improvise".

Nearby Words: improvisation, improvising

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Improvise and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Improvise" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

power	improvise power	take power
role	improvise role	take role
part	improvise part	take part
time	improvise time	take time
Other words: way, shot, trip, names.

Army Group South is to improvise some sort of means to take the eastern Ukraine and Donbass.

Source: World War II / War In Europe And Africa
When John Carpenter was filming Vampires, he asked James Woods to do a take of each scene as it was scripted, and allowed him to improvise after that.

Source: Harpo Does Something Funny
Veronica Mars had to improvise an exchange between Veronica and a musician when the actor playing the musician couldn't come in to re-do the take.

Source: Shot Reverse Shot

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