delete vs take away

delete and take away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delete	No	No	Yes	No
take away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take away is a hypernym of delete; that is, take away is a word with a broader meaning than delete:

Other hypernyms of delete include take out.

As verbs, take away is a hypernym of delete; that is, take away is a word with a broader meaning than delete:

delete: remove or make invisible
take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of delete include remove, take, withdraw.

delete (verb)	take away (verb)
cut or eliminate	take out or remove
wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
remove or make invisible	get rid of something abstract
	take away a part from; diminish
	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
	remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
	take from a person or place