canvass (v.) Copy link Outline I. To solicit for votes1. ambĭo, 42. circumeo or circŭeo, īvi and ĭi, ĭtum, 4 (like ambio, meaning to go round from house to house3. prĕhenso or prenso, 1 (lit. to take hold of the hands of voters)II. To sift, discuss • canvass (v.): I. To solicit for votes: 1. ambĭo, 4: the citizens are c.'d by the candidates, ambiuntur a candidatis cives, Cic. 2. circumeo or circŭeo, īvi and ĭi, ĭtum, 4 (like ambio, meaning to go round from house to house: but while amb. is the technical word for canvassing in general, circum. refers more to the act of visiting): Furnius and Lentulus c.'d and worked with us, F. et L. una nobiscum circumierunt et laboraverunt, Cic.: Antonius was c.ing the veterans to secure the ratification of Caesar's acts, Antonium c. veteranos, ut Caesaris acta sancirent, Cic. 3. prĕhenso or prenso, 1 (lit. to take hold of the hands of voters): often in combination with circumire: as, circumire et p. patres, Liv.: Cic. II. To sift, discuss: q. v.