escort

escort
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. accompany, conduct, convoy, guard, walk, attend, usher. —n. attendant, companion, conductor, convoy, bodyguard. See safety, accompaniment.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. guide, protection, bodyguard, attendant, henchman, safeguard, guard, date, companion, partner, gentleman friend, cavalier, squire, guard of honor, retinue, entourage, train, convoy, cortege, consort; see also companion 2 .
v.
Syn. accompany, attend, conduct, take out*; see accompany 1 , date 2 .
See Synonym Study at accompany .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
attendant, chaperon, guardian, accompaniment, companion, body guard, guide, protector, retinue, cortege, entourage, convoy.
II
v.
accompany, attend, protect, guide, usher, chaperone, guard, conduct, look after, convoy, defend.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun Something or someone that shows the way: conductor; director, guide, lead, leader, pilot, shepherd, usher. See SHOW. II verb 1. To be with or go with (another): accompany, attend, companion, company. Obsolete: consort. Idiom: go hand in hand with. See ACCOMPANIED. 2. To show the way to: conduct, direct, guide, lead, pilot, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See SHOW.

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  • escort — [es′kôrt΄; ] for v. [ i skort′] n. [Fr escorte < It scorta < scorgere, to perceive, lead < LL * excorrigere < L ex , out + corrigere, to set right, CORRECT] 1. one or more persons (or cars, ships, airplanes, etc.) accompanying another …   English World dictionary

  • Escort — Es cort, n. [F. escorte, It. scorta a guard or guide, fr. scorgere to perceive, discern, lead, fr. L. ex out, quite + corrigere to correct, set right. See {Correct}.] 1. A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • escort — ► NOUN 1) a person, vehicle, or group accompanying another to provide protection or as a mark of rank. 2) a person who accompanies a member of the opposite sex to a social event. ► VERB ▪ accompany as an escort. ORIGIN French escorte, from… …   English terms dictionary

  • escort — index consort, guardian, protect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • escort — vb conduct, convoy, chaperon, *accompany, attend Analogous words: protect, shield, guard, safeguard, *defend: lead, *guide, pilot, steer …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • escort — is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second as a verb …   Modern English usage

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