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extemporize vs get by

get by vs extemporize

extemporize and get by both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extemporize No No Yes No
get by No No Yes No
As verbs, get by is a hypernym of extemporize; that is, get by is a word with a broader meaning than extemporize:
  • extemporize: manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
  • get by: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Other hypernyms of extemporize include contend, cope, deal, grapple, make do, make out, manage.
extemporize (verb) get by (verb)
perform without preparation escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand pass or move in front of
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Difference between extemporize and get by

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