Resurface
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹiːˈsɜːfɪs/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Resurface is a verb meaning (intransitive) To come once again to the surface.
Meaning
(intransitive) To come once again to the surface.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To surface again; to reappear or re-occur.
- (transitive, rare) To make something reappear.
- (transitive) To provide a new surface, to replace or remodel the surface of something, or to restore a surface. To put a new coating or finish on a surface.
Example Sentences
The people in hiding now resurfaced in large numbers […]
His body finally resurfaced after three years underwater.
Hajjar said the initial idea was to resurface retro holiday sweaters, typically featuring reindeer and Christmas trees.
Just as amazing, gruesome morgue photos of some of the madman's street-walker victims also resurfaced after being missing for decades.
Word Forms
- resurfaces
- resurfacing
- resurfaced
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include refinish, rectify, re-emerge, reappear, emerge, surface.
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