take away vs erase

take away and erase both are verbs.

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

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

take away (verb)	erase (verb)
take out or remove	remove from memory or existence
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract	wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
get rid of something abstract	remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
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