take out vs erase

take out and erase both are verbs.

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

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

take out (verb)	erase (verb)
take out or remove	remove from memory or existence
prevent from being included or considered or accepted	wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy	remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
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