whose definitions are different though their spellings only differ by a single letter. The word ''canvas'' meaning a piece of cloth used for art or sailing while ''canvass'' refers to surveying people's interest during an election. ''Canvas'' and ''canvass'' arehomonyms, words that are...
3.canvass- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" analyse,analyze,examine,study,canvas ...