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Word: Escort
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (originally denoting a body of armed men escorting travellers): from French escorte (noun), escorter (verb), from Italian scorta, feminine past participle of scorgere ‘to conduct, guide’, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + corrigere ‘set right’ (see correct)
ˈɛskɔːt
a person, vehicle, or group accompanying another for protection or as a mark of rank
Short Definition:guard or attendant
Examples:- a police escort
- he was driven away under armed escort
Word: Escort
Speech Type: Verb
ɪˈskɔːt
ɛˈskɔːt
accompany (someone or something) somewhere as an escort
Short Definition:accompany
Examples:- he escorted her back to her hotel
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