escort vs chaperone

escort and chaperone both are nouns.

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

As verbs, chaperone is a hyponym of escort; that is, chaperone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than escort:

Other hyponyms of escort include squire, safeguard, convoy, chaperon.

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

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