- 1[intransitive] to come to the surface again after being underwater or under the ground The submarine resurfaced. (figurative) All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again.
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- 2[transitive] resurface something to put a new surface on a road, path, etc.
resurface
verbNAmE//ˌriˈsərfəs//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they resurface he / she / it resurfaces
past simple resurfaced
-ing form resurfacing
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