noun🔗ShareAn older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman."Mrs. Davison volunteered to be a chaperone for the school dance to make sure everyone behaved appropriately. "familypersonsocietyculturetraditionagegroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions."The protein acted as a chaperone, guiding the other protein into its correct shape but disappearing once the folding was complete and the protein could function properly. "biochemistrybiologyphysiologymedicinescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo act as a chaperone."My mom agreed to chaperone the school field trip to the museum. "personactionsocietyorganizationgroupeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading