délaborent

Délaborent is the third-person plural present indicative form of the French verb délaborer. The verb délaborer is rare in contemporary French and is not widely attested in standard dictionaries. It is constructed with the prefix dé- attached to élaborer (to elaborate, to develop), and its meaning is typically described as a reversal or undoing of elaboration, though precise sense is highly context-dependent and not uniformly defined.

Etymology and sense

Délaborer derives from délaborer, itself formed from dé- plus élaborer. The prefix dé- commonly signals reversal or negation in French verb formation, which can suggest meanings such as undoing or reducing elaboration. Because délaborer is uncommon, its semantic range is not as clearly established as that of elaborer, and usage tends to be specialized or literary rather than everyday.

Usage and register

Due to its rarity, délaborer and its conjugated forms, including délaborent, appear infrequently in modern texts. When used, the verb may denote reducing, simplifying, or deconstructing elaborated content or procedures, but speakers often opt for more common verbs such as simplifier, résumer, condenser, or décrire plus succinctement, depending on context.

Conjugation note

As a regular -er verb, délaborer follows standard -er conjugation patterns. The present tense forms include délabore (je/to), délabores (tu), délabore (il/elle), délaborons (nous), délaborez (vous), délaborent (ils/elles). The form délaborent specifically corresponds to ils/elles in the present.

See also

élaborer, délabrer, néologisme.