The committee will designate one of its senior members to coordinate the archaeological excavation at the newly discovered site.
委员会将指定一位资深成员来协调新发现遗址的考古发掘工作。
Which choice best defines “designate”?
D — Choose for a purpose. “designate” means choose for a purpose.
Which word means “choose for a purpose”?
B — designate. “designate” means choose for a purpose.
designate — choose for a purpose. In Chinese: 指定，任命.
designate is pronounced /ˈdezɪɡneɪt/.
The committee will designate one of its senior members to coordinate the archaeological excavation at the newly discovered site. (委员会将指定一位资深成员来协调新发现遗址的考古发掘工作。)
appoint, assign, nominate — all close in meaning to designate (choose for a purpose).
dismiss, remove — each the opposite of designate (choose for a purpose).
Yes. designate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
de(make)+sign(mark)+ate(make)