collimate vs align

collimate and align both are verbs.

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

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

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

collimate (verb)	align (verb)
adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)	place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
make or place parallel to something	bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
	align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
	be or come into adjustment with