chaperon vs escort

chaperon and escort both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chaperon	Yes	No	Yes	No
escort	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, escort is a hypernym of chaperon; that is, escort is a word with a broader meaning than chaperon:

chaperon (noun)	escort (noun)
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people	the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
	a participant in a date
	someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
	an attendant who is employed to accompany someone

chaperon (verb)	escort (verb)
accompany as a chaperone	accompany as an escort
	conduct someone someplace