Refer
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To direct the attention of. To submit to an authority figure for consideration. To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.
Example sentence: People often refer to Dubai as the Hong Kong of the Gulf, but it's really more like Vegas.
Cite
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.To list the source(s) from which you used information, words or literary or verbal context.To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court
Example sentence: It's absurd for anybody to look around and hear the acts and artists who cite us as an inspiration, and then tell me that we're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.