delete vs erase

delete and erase both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delete	No	No	Yes	No
erase	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, delete and erase are synonyms defined as:

delete and erase: wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

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

Other hyponyms of delete include efface, rub out, score out, wipe off, excise, expunge, scratch, strike.

delete (verb)	erase (verb)
cut or eliminate	remove from memory or existence
wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information	wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
remove or make invisible	remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing