delete vs take out

take out vs delete

delete and take out both are verbs.

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

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

delete: wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
take out: take out or remove

Other hypernyms of delete include take away.

delete (verb)	take out (verb)
cut or eliminate	take out or remove
wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
remove or make invisible	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
	remove something from a container or an enclosed space
	remove from its packing
	remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
	take liquid out of a container or well
	bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
	remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
	purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
	obtain by legal or official process
	make a date
	cause to leave

Difference between delete and take out

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