escort

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɛskɔrt/ UK /ˈɛskɔːt/ See IPA manual

noun verb

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noun
a person or group accompanying another for protection or guidance

A police escort guided the convoy through the crowded streets.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person or group... accompany attend guide conduct convoy chaperone usher

Opposites

abandon desert

Etymology

From French escorte, from Italian scorta 'a guide, escort', from scorgere 'to perceive, guide', from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, from Latin ex- 'out' + corrigere 'to set right'.

scorta Italian corrigere Latin

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# escort

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈɛskɔrt
**IPA (UK):** ˈɛskɔːt

## Meanings
1. a person or group accompanying another for protection or guidance

## Examples
- A police escort guided the convoy through the crowded streets.

## Synonyms
- accompany
- attend
- guide
- conduct
- convoy
- chaperone
- usher

## Antonyms
- abandon
- desert

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: scorta
- Root: corrigere

## Etymology
From French escorte, from Italian scorta 'a guide, escort', from scorgere 'to perceive, guide', from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, from Latin ex- 'out' + corrigere 'to set right'.

## AI Etymology
Escort comes from French escorte, from Italian scorta 'a guide, escort', from scorgere 'to perceive, guide', from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, from Latin ex- 'out' + corrigere 'to set right'. The etymological trail includes Italian scorta and Latin corrigere. As a noun, escort names a person or group accompanying another for protection or guidance. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- People & Society

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