The difference between Conduct and Escort

When used as nouns, conduct means the act or method of controlling or directing, whereas escort means a group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.

When used as verbs, conduct means to lead, or guide, whereas escort means to attend to in order to guard and protect.

check bellow for the other definitions of Conduct and Escort

  1. Conduct as a noun:

    The act or method of controlling or directing

  2. Conduct as a noun:

    Skillful guidance or management; generalship.

  3. Conduct as a noun:

    The manner of guiding or carrying oneself; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

    Examples:

    "Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished."

  4. Conduct as a noun (of a literary work):

    Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

  5. Conduct as a noun (obsolete):

    Convoy; escort; guard; guide.

  6. Conduct as a noun:

    That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.

  1. Conduct as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To lead, or guide; to escort.

  2. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To lead; to direct; to manage

    Examples:

    "The commander conducted thousands of troops."

    "to conduct the affairs of a kingdom"

  3. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.

    Examples:

    "He conducted himself well."

  4. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)

  5. Conduct as a verb (transitive, music):

    To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

  6. Conduct as a verb (intransitive):

    To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

  7. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To carry out (something organized)

  1. Escort as a noun:

    A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.

  2. Escort as a noun:

    An accompanying person in such a group.

  3. Escort as a noun:

    A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.

  4. Escort as a noun:

    A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.

  5. Escort as a noun:

    An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.

  6. Escort as a noun:

    Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.

  7. Escort as a noun (somewhat euphemistic):

    A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent.

  1. Escort as a verb:

    To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to

  2. Escort as a verb:

    To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date.

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