degeneration vs degenerate

degeneration and degenerate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degeneration	Yes	No	No	No
degenerate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

degeneration (noun)	degenerate (noun)
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

degeneration (adjective)	degenerate (adjective)
	unrestrained by convention or morality

degeneration (verb)	degenerate (verb)
	grow progressively worse