Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb resurface

3 senses of resurface

Sense 1
resurface -- (reappear on the surface)
       => surface, come up, rise up, rise -- (come to the surface)

Sense 2
resurface -- (cover with a new surface)
       => coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")

Sense 3
resurface -- (appear again; "The missing man suddenly resurfaced in New York")
       => reappear, re-emerge -- (appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago")