types:

deterge

wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body

type of:

remove, take, take away, withdraw

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

types:

sponge

erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard

cut out, scratch out

strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out

type of:

cancel, delete

remove or make invisible