The proposed tax reform polarized the community, with residents sharply divided between supporters and opponents.
提议的税制改革使社区两极分化，居民在支持者和反对者之间尖锐对立。
Which choice best defines “polarize”?
C — Divide split separate. “polarize” means divide split separate.
Which word means “divide split separate”?
A — polarize. “polarize” means divide split separate.
polarize — divide split separate. In Chinese: 使两极分化.
polarize is pronounced /ˈpoʊləraɪz/.
The proposed tax reform polarized the community, with residents sharply divided between supporters and opponents. (提议的税制改革使社区两极分化，居民在支持者和反对者之间尖锐对立。)
divide, split, separate — all close in meaning to polarize (divide split separate).
unite, unify — each the opposite of polarize (divide split separate).
Yes. polarize 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.
polar (extreme) + ize → polarize, to cause divergence.