eskortieren
Translation
to escort, to convoy, to accompany
Examples
Die Polizei eskortierte den Politiker.
The police escorted the politician.
Mehrere Schiffe eskortierten den Tanker.
Several ships escorted the tanker.
Grammar Patterns
((sb./sth.)) eskortieren to escort (sb./sth.) The police will escort the cash transport vehicle.
Similar Words
begleiten (to accompany), geleiten (to guide), beschützen (to protect)
Etymology
Borrowed from French 'escorter', from Italian 'scorta' (a guide, guard). It shares the exact same root as the English word 'escort'.
Memory Tips
It's a perfect cognate. 'eskortieren' is 'to escort'. The '-ieren' ending is a common way German forms verbs, often from foreign words.