What will get removed if i remove a pointer in c++

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If I remove a pointer to an object, what will be removed? Only the pointer or also the object which the pointer points to? For example:

Assume I have a class with a variable

int *root

If I do the following in a method of that class

int *current = root;
delete current;

Will root also be deleted or only the pointer current?

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What will get removed if i remove a pointer in c++