rot vs degenerate

rot and degenerate both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of rot include deteriorate, devolve, drop.

rot (noun)	degenerate (noun)
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

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

rot (verb)	degenerate (verb)
become physically weaker	grow progressively worse
break down