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

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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