decrepitate vs modify

decrepitate and modify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decrepitate	No	No	Yes	No
modify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, modify is a hypernym of decrepitate; that is, modify is a word with a broader meaning than decrepitate:

decrepitate: to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops
modify: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of decrepitate include alter, change.

decrepitate (verb)	modify (verb)
to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops	make less severe or harsh or extreme
undergo decrepitation and crackle	add a modifier to a constituent
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation