resurface

Word parts

re- + surface

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /riːˈsɜː(r)fɪs/

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Verb

Plain form resurface

Third-person singular resurfaces

Past tense resurfaced

Past participle resurfaced

Present participle resurfacing

A road being resurfaced (sense 2)

1. (intransitive) If something resurfaces, it appears on the surface again.

   His body finally resurfaced after three years underwater.

2. (transitive) If you resurface a road, you replace the surface of it.