resurface

verb

re·​sur·​face (ˌ)rē-ˈsər-fəs 

resurfaced; resurfacing; resurfaces

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

resurfacer

(ˌ)rē-ˈsər-fə-sər 

noun

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 on the Web

Limp Bizkit will not head to Estonia next year, with the band’s show in the Baltic capital of Tallinn canceled after Fred Durst’s old pro-Russia comments resurfaced online. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025

Those feelings resurfaced two years later on the set of SVU. —Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025

After Kate made her romance with Neild public in late 2025, her estranged son Collin and ex-husband Jon shared their candid thoughts and resurfaced the allegations. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025

As egos clash and old wounds resurface, their feud spirals into chaos, awkward intimacy, and something dangerously close to reconciliation. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for resurface

• subsurface
• hypersurface
• undersurface
• surface

Kids Definition

resurface

verb

re·​sur·​face rē-ˈsər-fəs 

1

: to provide with a new or fresh surface

resurface the table

2

: to come again to the surface (as of water)

resurfacer

-fə-sər 

noun