resurface

[ree-sur-fis]

verb (used with object)

resurfaced, resurfacing 

1. to give a new surface to.

verb (used without object)

resurfaced, resurfacing 

1. to come to the surface again.

resurface

/ riːˈsɜːfɪs /

verb

1. (intr) to arise or occur again

   the problem resurfaced

2. (intr) to rise or cause to rise again to the surface

3. (tr) to supply (something) with a new surface

Other Word Forms

• resurfacer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of resurface¹

First recorded in 1885–90; re- + surface

Example Sentences

They then dragged it below and resurfaced with the shark's liver.

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The warning resurfaced on social media this week, going viral as users grappled with the unnerving reality of the Times’ editorial foresight.

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He lived in a caravan for more than six years working for a group of travellers resurfacing driveways.

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The balance depends on how much natural CO2 from ancient deep waters resurfaces.

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To that end, before “Welcome to Derry” resurfaces the internet’s favorite scary clown, it foregrounds the ways that small-town charm can be an effective mask for the mundane evils we confront every day.

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Related Words

• reappear