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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

/ ːˈɜːɪ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܰf· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resurface1

First recorded in 1885–90; re- + surface
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Responding to the resurfacing of that post Elliott Allman, a Reform candidate for Leicestershire County Council, claimed he had "matured" since the post.

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Some also report experiencing altered states of consciousness, in which they see visions or resurface forgotten memories.

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On many rural roads, repeated resurfacing has left the main road towering six to eight inches above the shoulder.

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The resurfacing of the track in the first sector changed Suzuka this year from a circuit where tyre degradation was high, to one where it was low.

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More than halfway through the nearly two-hour show, Cleo Sol briefly left the altar and resurfaced in the stands, toward the middle of the venue to sing “Know That You Are Loved.”

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