The city council voted to modernize the public transit system by introducing contactless payment and real-time tracking.
市议会投票决定通过引入非接触式支付和实时追踪来现代化公共交通系统。
Which choice best defines “modernize”?
D — To make something more current or up-to-date. “modernize” means to make something more current or up-to-date.
Which word means “to make something more current or up-to-date”?
D — modernize. “modernize” means to make something more current or up-to-date.
modernize — to make something more current or up-to-date. In Chinese: 现代化.
modernize is pronounced /ˈmɒdəˌnaɪz/.
The city council voted to modernize the public transit system by introducing contactless payment and real-time tracking. (市议会投票决定通过引入非接触式支付和实时追踪来现代化公共交通系统。)
update, revamp, streamline — all close in meaning to modernize (to make something more current or up-to-date).
antiquate, preserve — each the opposite of modernize (to make something more current or up-to-date).
Yes. modernize 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.