excise vs delete

excise is a noun but delete is not a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of excise include cancel.

excise (noun)	delete (noun)
a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

excise (verb)	delete (verb)
remove by cutting	cut or eliminate
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line	wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
levy an excise tax on	remove or make invisible