safeguard vs escort

safeguard and escort both are nouns.

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

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

safeguard (noun)	escort (noun)
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.	the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war	a participant in a date
	someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
	an attendant who is employed to accompany someone

safeguard (verb)	escort (verb)
make safe	accompany as an escort
escort safely	conduct someone someplace