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verb re·sur·face \ (ˌ)rē-ˈsər-fəs \

Definition of resurface

transitive verb

:to provide with a new or fresh surface

resurface skin by dermabrasion

intransitive verb

:to come again to the surface (as of the water); broadly :reappear

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resurfacer

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Examples of resurface in a Sentence

A few of the writer's journals have resurfaced.
His resentment toward her resurfaced.
The road needs to be resurfaced.

Recent Examples of resurface from the Web

There are plenty of ways that waves can mess up your day, but this clip from early 2014 which recently resurfaced on Reddit shows a particularly extreme example.

— eric limer, Popular Mechanics, "Watch a Container Ship Roll to a Stomach-Churning 40 Degrees," 23 Aug. 2017
Ben Carson Jr. resurfaced at the second day’s other open event, a visit to a health fair in East Baltimore.

— alec macgillis, Daily Intelligencer, "Is Anybody Home at HUD?," 22 Aug. 2017
A clip from a 2012 episode of the reality court show that recently resurfaced on YouTube shows Judge Judy Sheindlin reaching her breaking point over a pet ownership dispute.

— katina beniaris, Country Living, "Watch Judge Judy Set a Little Dog Loose in Court to Choose Its Rightful Owner," 16 Aug. 2017
Nor that progressives, many of whom spent much of the Cold War apologizing for Russian aggression, now see worrisome signs of it resurfacing pretty much everywhere.

— peter savodnik, The Hive, "How Comrade Trump Unleashed a Cold War in America," 9 Aug. 2017
As part of the program, the county will spend about $56 million annually for the next five years on road resurfacing projects.

— allison sampite-montecalvo, sandiegouniontribune.com, "County Supervisor Greg Cox delivers annual address," 7 Aug. 2017
The Hempstead and Melody project is part of Springfield Township's $2.6 million capital improvement program for 2017 that will resurface just more than seven lane miles of township roadways.

— jennie key, Cincinnati.com, "Resurfacing project reroutes Meredith Road traffic," 3 Aug. 2017
As for the section of Dundee Road west of Forestway Drive and running to the village's western border, Mau said he has been led to believe by the state that resurfacing would be completed sometime in August.

— daniel i. dorfman, chicagotribune.com, "Glencoe discusses infrastructure projects in town," 28 July 2017
Brake pad replacement is almost always accompanied by resurfacing or replacing the rotors, the round things that brake pads grab onto.

— tom krisher, The Seattle Times, "How to avoid being a victim at the car repair garage," 5 July 2017

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First Known Use of resurface

1833

RESURFACE Defined for English Language Learners

resurface

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Definition of resurface for English Language Learners

: to rise to the surface again after being underwater or underground
: to suddenly be found or appear again
: to put a new surface on (something) : to refinish or repair the surface of (something)