collimate vs adjust

collimate and adjust both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
collimate	No	No	Yes	No
adjust	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, adjust is a hypernym of collimate; that is, adjust is a word with a broader meaning than collimate:

Other hypernyms of collimate include align, aline, line up.

collimate (verb)	adjust (verb)
adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)	alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
make or place parallel to something	adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
	make correspondent or conformable
	place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
	decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim