write vs cite

write is not a noun while cite is a noun.

write and cite both are verbs.

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

As verbs, cite is a hyponym of write; that is, cite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than write:

write: produce a literary work
cite: refer to

Other hyponyms of write include draw, lyric, write about, write of, write on, profile, paragraph, paragraph, write off, dash off, fling off, knock off, scratch off, toss off, rewrite, write copy, adopt, dramatise, dramatize, draft, outline, poetise, poetize, verse, versify, author, annotate, footnote, reference, write out, write up, script.

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

write (verb)	cite (verb)
communicate or express by writing	make reference to
record data on a computer	commend
contact in writing	repeat a passage from
produce a literary work	refer to for illustration or proof
mark or trace words or symbols on a surface	advance evidence for
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)	call in an official matter, such as to attend court
write music	refer to
create code, write a computer program

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