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

The impact that fake nudes have on victims is far-reaching and involves feelings of shame as well as worries that the images will resurface and hurt victims’ college or career prospects.

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Of the latest tariff threats on China, he added, “The flare-up last week is an example of these things that can resurface very quickly and affect the outlook.”

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Hickok said that under a range of new methodologies that are being produced by carbon market bodies, demand is resurfacing.

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Some fade into the background such as the International Swimming League, which has yet to resurface after its three seasons up to 2021.

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He referenced the city’s founding by the Muscogee Creek native people, the area’s oil boom and the 1921 race massacre that only recently resurfaced in the national conversation as evidence of its cultural pertinence.

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Related Words

• reappear