diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ac9842..15c2c4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@ Throw your rose-tinted [lenses](https://medium.com/javascript-inside/an-introduc
 
 # What
 
-Patchinko exposes 3 functions: `patch`, `scope`, & `ps`.
+Patchinko exposes 3 functions: `P`, `S`, & `PS`.
 
-`patch` is like `Object.assign` - given `patch(target, input1, input2, etc)`, it consumes inputs left to right and copies their properties onto the supplied target.
+`P` is like `Object.assign`: given `P(target, input1, input2, etc)`, it consumes inputs left to right and copies their properties onto the supplied target
 
-*except that*
+*…except that…*
 
-If any target properties are instances of `scope(function)`, it will supply the scoped function with the target property for that key, and assign the result back to the target.
+If any target properties are instances of `S(function)`, it will supply the scoped function with the target property for that key, and assign the result back to the target; if any target properties are `D`, it will delete the property of the same key on the target.
 
-`ps([ target, ] input)` is a composition of `patch` & `scope`, for when you need to patch recursively. If you supply a `target`, the original value will be left untouched (useful for immutable patching).
+`PS([ target, ] input)` is a composition of `P` & `S`, for when you need to patch recursively. If you supply a `target`, the original value will be left untouched (useful for immutable patching).
 
 # How
 
 The kitchen sink example:
 
 ```js
-const {patch : p, scope : s, ps} = require('patchinko')
+const {P, S, PS, D} = require('patchinko')
 
 // Some arbitrary structure
 const thing = {
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const thing = {
 
   fizz: 'buzz',
 
+  bish: 'bash',
+
   utils: {
     mean: (...set) =>
       set.reduce((a, b) => a + b) / set.length,
@@ -42,16 +44,18 @@ const thing = {
     deep: {
       structure: ['lol']
     },
-    with: ['an', 'array', 'tacked']
+    with: ['a', 'list', 'tacked', 'on']
   }
 }
 
 // A deep patch
-p(thing, {
-  foo: 'baz', // Change the value of foo
+P(thing, {
+  foo: 'baz', // Change the value of `foo`
+
+  bish: D, // Delete property `bish`
 
-  utils: ps({ // We want to patch a level deeper
-    fibonacci: s(function closure(definition){ // Memoize fibonacci
+  utils: PS({ // We want to patch a level deeper
+    fibonacci: S(function closure(definition){ // Memoize `fibonacci`
       var cache = {}
 
       return function override(x){
@@ -64,16 +68,16 @@ p(thing, {
     })
   }),
 
-  stupidly: ps({
-    deep: ps({
-      structure: s(structure =>
+  stupidly: PS({
+    deep: PS({
+      structure: S(structure =>
         structure.concat('roflmao') // Why not
       )
     }),
-    with: ps(
+    with: PS(
       [],
       {1: 'copy'}
-    ) // ['a', 'copy', 'tacked'], the original array is left untouched
+    ) // ['a', 'copy', 'tacked', 'on'] - the original array is left untouched
   })
 })
 ```
@@ -84,11 +88,8 @@ Observe that:
 * `utils.fibonacci` can safely be decorated (again, the rest of `utils` is unaffected)
 * `stupidly.deep.structure` can be modified, keeping its identity
 
-`stupidly.deep.stucture` & `utils.fibonacci` show that any kind of structure can be modified or replaced at any kind of depth: `patch` is geared towards the common case of objects, but `scope` can deal with any type in whatever way necessary. You get closures for free so gnarly patch logic can be isolated at the point where it makes the most sense.
-
-```JS
+`stupidly.deep.stucture` & `utils.fibonacci` show that any kind of structure can be modified or replaced at any kind of depth: `P` is geared towards the common case of objects, but `S` can deal with any type in whatever way necessary. You get closures for free so gnarly patch logic can be isolated at the point where it makes the most sense.
 
-````
 
 # Why
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3fa5f8a..e64e7be 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,35 +1,40 @@
-function patch(target){
+function P(target){
   for(var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++)
     for(var key in arguments[i])
       if(arguments[i].hasOwnProperty(key))
-        target[key] = (
-          arguments[i][key] instanceof scope
+        arguments[i][key] == D
+        ? delete target[key]
+        : target[key] =
+          arguments[i][key] instanceof S
           ? arguments[i][key].apply(target[key])
           : arguments[i][key]
-        )
 
   return target
 }
 
-function scope(closure){
-  if(!(this instanceof scope))
-    return new scope(closure)
+function S(closure){
+  if(!(this instanceof S))
+    return new S(closure)
 
   this.apply = function(definition){
     return closure(definition)
   }
 }
 
-function ps(target, input){
-  return arguments.length === 2
-  ? new scope(function(definition){
-    return patch(target, definition, input)
-  })
-  : new scope(function(definition){
-    return patch(definition, target) // `target` really is `input` in that case
-  })
+function PS(target, input){
+  return new S(
+    arguments.length === 2
+    ? function(definition){
+      return P(target, definition, input)
+    }
+    : function(definition){
+      return P(definition, target)
+    }
+  )
 }
 
+function D(){}
+
 try {
-  module.exports = {patch: patch, scope: scope, ps: ps}
+  module.exports = {P: P, S: S, PS: PS, D: D}
 } catch(e) {}
diff --git a/tests/index.js b/tests/index.js
index cd079ac..5419652 100644
--- a/tests/index.js
+++ b/tests/index.js
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 const o = require('ospec')
 
-const {patch, scope, ps} = require('../index.js')
+const {P, S, PS, D} = require('../index.js')
 
 const I = x => x
 const A = f => x => f(x)
 
-o('`scope`', () => {
+o('`S`', () => {
   const unique = Symbol('unicum')
 
   o(
-    scope(I).apply(unique)
+    S(I).apply(unique)
   ).equals(
     A(I)(unique)
   )
     ('is equivalent to an applicative combinator')
 
   o(
-    scope(I) instanceof scope
+    S(I) instanceof S
   ).equals(
     true
   )
-    ('whose partial application is identifiable as a `scope`')
+    ('whose partial application is identifiable as a `S`')
 })
 
-o.spec('`patch`', () => {
+o.spec('`P`', () => {
   o('consumes a target object & an input object', () => {
-    o(patch({}, {}))
+    o(P({}, {}))
   })
 
-  o('is equivalent to `Object.assign` in the absence of `scope`', () => {
+  o('is equivalent to `Object.assign` in the absence of `S`', () => {
     const [factoryA, factoryB] = [
       () => ({a:'foo', b:2, d: {bar:  'z'}, f: [3, 4]}),
       () => ({a:'baz', c:3, d: {fizz: 'z'}, f: 'buzz'}),
@@ -37,31 +37,33 @@ o.spec('`patch`', () => {
     const [a, b] = [factoryA(), factoryB()]
 
     o(
-      patch(a, b)
+      P(a, b)
     ).equals(
       a
     )
       ('preserves target identity')
 
     o(
-      patch(factoryA(), factoryB())
+      P(factoryA(), factoryB())
     ).deepEquals(
       Object.assign(factoryA(), factoryB())
     )
       ('copies properties of input onto target')
   })
 
-  o.spec('with `scope`', () => {
+  o.spec('with `S`', () => {
     o('supplies the target\'s property value to the scoped function', () => {
       const unique = Symbol('unicum')
 
       let interception
 
-      patch(
-        {a: unique},
-        {a: scope(received => {
-          interception = received
-        })}
+      P(
+        { a: unique },
+        {
+          a: S(received => {
+            interception = received
+          })
+        }
       )
 
       o(interception).equals(unique)
@@ -72,34 +74,71 @@ o.spec('`patch`', () => {
       const unique2 = Symbol('unicum2')
 
       o(
-        patch(
-          {a: unique1},
-          {a: scope(I)}
+        P(
+          { a: unique1 },
+          { a: S(I) }
         ).a
       ).equals(
         unique1
-      )
+        )
+
       o(
-        patch(
-          {a: unique1},
-          {a: scope(() => unique2)}
+        P(
+          { a: unique1 },
+          { a: S(() => unique2) }
         ).a
       ).equals(
         unique2
+        )
+    })
+  })
+
+  o.spec('with `D`', () => {
+    o('deletes the target property with the same key', () => {
+      o(
+        P(
+          { a: 1, b: 2 },
+          { a: D }
+        )
+      ).deepEquals(
+        { b: 2 }
       )
     })
+
+    o('assigns the product of any scoped closures to the target properties', () => {
+      const unique1 = Symbol('unicum1')
+      const unique2 = Symbol('unicum2')
+
+      o(
+        P(
+          { a: unique1 },
+          { a: S(I) }
+        ).a
+      ).equals(
+        unique1
+        )
+
+      o(
+        P(
+          { a: unique1 },
+          { a: S(() => unique2) }
+        ).a
+      ).equals(
+        unique2
+        )
+    })
   })
 })
 
-o.spec('`ps`', () => {
-  o('composes `patch` with `scope`, allowing recursion', () => {
+o.spec('`PS`', () => {
+  o('composes `P` with `S`, allowing recursion', () => {
     const one = Symbol('one')
     const two = Symbol('two')
 
     let interception
 
     o(
-      patch(
+      P(
         {
           a: {
             b: one
@@ -107,8 +146,8 @@ o.spec('`ps`', () => {
         },
 
         {
-          a: ps({
-            b: scope(received => {
+          a: PS({
+            b: S(received => {
               interception = received
 
               return two
@@ -129,12 +168,12 @@ o.spec('`ps`', () => {
   })
   o('accepts a custom target', () => {
     o(
-      patch(
+      P(
         {
           a: [1, 2]
         },
         {
-          a: ps(
+          a: PS(
             [],
             {
               1: 3