pall vs degenerate

degenerate vs pall

pall and degenerate both are nouns.

pall is not an adjective while degenerate is an adjective.

pall and degenerate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, degenerate is a hypernym of pall; that is, degenerate is a word with a broader meaning than pall:

pall: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
degenerate: grow progressively worse

Other hypernyms of pall include deteriorate, devolve, drop.

pall (noun)	degenerate (noun)
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
a sudden numbing dread

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

pall (verb)	degenerate (verb)
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody	grow progressively worse
lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
become less interesting or attractive
lose sparkle or bouquet
cause to become flat
cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
cover with a pall
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

Difference between pall and degenerate

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