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extemporize vs make do

make do vs extemporize

extemporize and make do both are verbs.

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

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