cite vs iterate

cite is a noun but iterate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cite	Yes	No	Yes	No
iterate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, iterate is a hypernym of cite; that is, iterate is a word with a broader meaning than cite:

Other hypernyms of cite include ingeminate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell.

cite (noun)	iterate (noun)
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

cite (verb)	iterate (verb)
make reference to	run or be performed again
commend	to say, state, or perform again
repeat a passage from
refer to for illustration or proof
advance evidence for
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
refer to