tire vs degenerate

tire and degenerate both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of tire include deteriorate, devolve, drop.

tire (noun)	degenerate (noun)
hoop that covers a wheel	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

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

tire (verb)	degenerate (verb)
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody	grow progressively worse
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
cause to be bored
deplete