collimate
[verb]
Synonyms: parallel, collocate, parallelize

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collimate verb. ['kɒlɪmeɪt] E17.
[from Latin collimare erron. reading in some eds. of Cicero for collineare aim: see -ATE³.]
1. verb intrans. Level or aim at a mark. Only in Dicts. E17-L18.

2. verb trans. Orig. Astronomy. Correct the direction of (telescopes or other devices, rays of light, etc.); make accurately parallel. M19.

■ collimator noun a device for collimating; esp. (a) a small telescope for collimating another; (b) a device for producing a beam of parallel rays: M19.

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