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col⋅li⋅mate

  [kol-uh-meyt]
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–verb (used with object), -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing.
1. to bring into line; make parallel.
2. to adjust accurately the line of sight of (a telescope).
Origin:
1615–25; < L collimātus, misreading of collineātus, ptp. of collineāre to direct in a straight line, equiv. to col- col- 1 + -lineā-, v. deriv. of linea line 1 + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
col⋅li⋅ma⋅tion, noun
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col·li·mate   (kŏl'ə-māt')   
tr.v.   col·li·mat·ed, col·li·mat·ing, col·li·mates

  1. To make parallel; line up.

  2. To adjust the line of sight of (an optical device).


[New Latin collīmāre, collīmāt-, alteration of Latin collīneāre, to aim : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + līneāre, to make straight (from līnea, line; see line1).]
col'li·ma'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: col·li·mate
Pronunciation: 'käl-&-"mAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -mat·ed; -mat·ing
: to make (as rays of light) parallel —col·li·ma·tion /"käl-&-'mA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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