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contend vs extemporize

extemporize vs contend

contend and extemporize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contend No No Yes No
extemporize No No Yes No
As verbs, extemporize is a hyponym of contend; that is, extemporize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contend:
  • contend: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
  • extemporize: manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
Other hyponyms of contend include improvise, fend, cut, hack, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by.
contend (verb) extemporize (verb)
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation perform without preparation
have an argument about something manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
maintain or assert
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Difference between contend and extemporize

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