escort

²es·cort

verb \is-ˈkȯrt, es-, ˈes-ˌ\

Definition of ESCORT

transitive verb

: to accompany as an escort

Examples of ESCORT

1. Several fighters escorted the bombers back to base.
2. <a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus>

First Known Use of ESCORT

1708

Related to ESCORT

Synonyms: attend, chaperone (or chaperon), companion, company, convoy, accompany, see, squire

Related Words: walk; associate, consort, pal (around), team (up); defend, guard, protect; bring, conduct, guide, lead, pilot, steer, usher; follow, shadow, tag, tag along, tail; hang (around), hover (over)

Near Antonyms: abandon, desert, ditch, dump, forsake

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