recanvass noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A second or subsequent canvassing.Each man had exactly 77,225 votes as of Friday at 1:45 p.m., with a recanvass of voting machines completed in 5 of the district’s 10 counties, elections officials said. — 2009 verb1 •To canvass again or anew. formsrecanvassed · recanvassing · recanvasses