canvass

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkænvəs/ UK /ˈkænvəs/ See IPA manual

Homophones

canvas /ˈkænvəs/

Meanings

1

verb
to solicit votes or opinions from people in an area

Volunteers canvassed the neighborhood ahead of the election.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to solicit votes or... solicit poll survey campaignelectioneerexamine scrutinize

Word family

Derived forms canvassercanvassing

Related forms canvas

Etymology

From canvas (the cloth), via the verb meaning 'to toss in a canvas sheet', hence 'to shake up, agitate, discuss thoroughly'; canvas is from Old French canevas, from Latin cannabis ('hemp').

canevas Middle English cannabis Latin

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People & Society

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# canvass

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkænvəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkænvəs/

## Meanings
1. to solicit votes or opinions from people in an area

## Examples
- Volunteers canvassed the neighborhood ahead of the election.

## Synonyms
- solicit
- poll
- survey
- campaign
- electioneer
- examine
- scrutinize

## Derived Forms
- canvasser
- canvassing

## Related Forms
- canvas

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: canevas
- Root: cannabis

## Etymology
From canvas (the cloth), via the verb meaning 'to toss in a canvas sheet', hence 'to shake up, agitate, discuss thoroughly'; canvas is from Old French canevas, from Latin cannabis ('hemp').

## AI Etymology
Canvass comes from canvas (the cloth), via the verb meaning 'to toss in a canvas sheet', hence 'to shake up, agitate, discuss thoroughly'; canvas is from Old French canevas, from Latin cannabis ('hemp'). The historical trail runs through Old French canevas and Latin cannabis. In modern use it means to solicit votes or opinions from people in an area. Derived formations include canvasser, canvassing; related forms include canvas.

## Topics
- People & Society

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