Meaning

(intransitive) To come once again to the surface..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To come once again to the surface.
2. (intransitive) To surface again; to reappear or re-occur.
3. (transitive, rare) To make something reappear.
4. (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

His body finally resurfaced after three years underwater.

Just as amazing, gruesome morgue photos of some of the madman's street-walker victims also resurfaced after being missing for decades.

Subplots that might have been fun to explore were relegated or eventually sidelined altogether in the case of characters like Gendry, who disappeared for years and finally resurfaces as a blacksmith in King’s Landing, literally waiting for the call to his hero’s journey.

The people in hiding now resurfaced in large numbers […]

The Landguard Road overbridge to the south has subsequently been removed, although aspirations to reopen the four-mile route to Ventnor resurface from time to time.

Anonymity lies at the center of the mythology surrounding the elusive street artist Banksy, but he may have revealed his name in a resurfaced interview.

Tourian's poem exhibits a central strand of the Catholic tradition which has been suppressed in Armenian religious life but needs to be resurfaced.

Hajjar said the initial idea was to resurface retro holiday sweaters, typically featuring reindeer and Christmas trees.

Word Forms

• resurfaces
• resurfacing
• resurfaced

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When Should You Use Resurface?

Use resurface when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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