The city council voted to authorize the construction of a new public library using funds from a recent bond measure.
市议会投票批准使用最近债券措施的资金建造一座新的公共图书馆。
Which choice best defines “authorize”?
B — To give official permission for something. “authorize” means to give official permission for something.
Which word means “to give official permission for something”?
C — authorize. “authorize” means to give official permission for something.
authorize — to give official permission for something. In Chinese: 授权，批准.
authorize is pronounced /ˈɔːθəraɪz/.
The city council voted to authorize the construction of a new public library using funds from a recent bond measure. (市议会投票批准使用最近债券措施的资金建造一座新的公共图书馆。)
sanction, approve, permit — all close in meaning to authorize (to give official permission for something).
forbid, revoke — each the opposite of authorize (to give official permission for something).
Yes. authorize is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.