collineate, v.
(kəˈlɪniːeɪt)
[f. L. collīneāt- ppl. stem of collīneāre: see colline v.]
† 1. intr. To meet together or converge, as lines, towards a point; also fig. Obs.
| a 1631 Donne Serm. xxvii. 272 This is certain, this all St. Paul places Collineate to. 1651 Life Father Sarpi (1676) 66 The very centre where all their lines do collineate. |
† 2. ‘To level at or hit the mark’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656). Obs.
| So in Bailey 1721–90. |
3. = collimate 2 (being the etymological form).
| In modern Dicts. |