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Revolve vs Canvass - What's the difference?

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Canvass is a synonym of revolve.



As verbs the difference between revolve and canvass

is that revolve is to orbit a central point while canvass is to solicit voters, opinions, etc. from; to go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses.

As a noun canvass is

a solicitation of voters or public opinion.

revolve

English

Verb

  • (label) To orbit a central point.
  • To turn on an axis.
  • *
  • It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve . There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.
  • (label) To recur in cycles.
  • (label) To ponder on, to reflect repeatedly upon, to consider all aspects of.
  • * 1843 , (Thomas Carlyle), '', Bk.2, Ch.6, ''Monk Samson :
  • He sits silent, revolving many thoughts, at the foot of St. Edmund’s Shrine.

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    canvass

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A solicitation of voters or public opinion.
  • Verb

    (es)
  • To solicit voters, opinions, etc. from; to go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses.
  • to canvass''' a district for votes; to '''canvass a city for subscriptions
  • To conduct a survey.
  • To campaign.
  • To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize.
  • to canvass''' the votes cast at an election; to '''canvass a district with reference to its probable vote
  • * Woodward
  • I have made careful search on all hands, and canvassed the matter with all possible diligence.
  • To examine by discussion; to debate.
  • * Sir W. Hamilton
  • an opinion that we are likely soon to canvass

    Quotations

    * 1920 , in the Classical Journal , volume 15, page 242: *: Some hunt "ponies" unrelentingly, others protest at intervals, most, perhaps, ignore the matter unless it is insolently forced upon their attention. How old this question was and how thoughtfully it had been canvassed we were not aware * 2001 , , Middle Age: A Romance , page 5 *: Adam Berendt, who canvassed through Rockland County on behalf of education, environmental, and gun control bond issues.