• (v. t.) To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc.; to render parallel, as rays of light. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/collimate/
Col'li·mate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Collimated ; past participle & verbal noun Collimating .] [ See Collimation .] (Physics & Astron.) To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into t... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/110