"resurface" meaning in English

See resurface in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /riːˈsɜː(r)fɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resurface.wav [UK] Forms: resurface [canonical], resurfaces [third-person, singular], resurfaced [past], resurfaced [past, participle], resurfacing [present, participle]
Etymology: re- + surface Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|surface}} re- + surface Head templates: {{verb|resurfac|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something resurfaces, it appears on the surface again.
    Sense id: simple-resurface-en-verb-Ed4O0WsY Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you resurface a road, you replace the surface of it.
    Sense id: simple-resurface-en-verb-5xvccJ9m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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