resurface

verb re·sur·face \(ˌ)rē-ˈsər-fəs\

: to rise to the surface again after being underwater or underground

: to suddenly be found or appear again

: to put a new surface on (something) : to refinish or repair the surface of (something)

Full Definition of RESURFACE

transitive verb

: to provide with a new or fresh surface <resurface skin by dermabrasion>

intransitive verb

: to come again to the surface (as of the water); broadly : reappear

— re·sur·fac·er \-fə-sər\ noun

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1889

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