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to resurface

to resurface

7 3.9
To put a new surface on a road or floor
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪs/
: rehacer la superficie
  • Portions of the Midtown Greenway will be closed starting Monday as crews resurface it.
  • resurface large areas

It represents the cost of resurfacing runways.

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Examples

  • After years of wear, they decided to resurface the gym floor to provide better traction.

  • I have to resurface the same road a bunch of times.

  • Owners of parking lots can resurface using more water-permeable materials.

    Blog text (8)
  • Last year, the county had the deck resurfaced, but it really ought to be rebuilt.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • CCI, which had only a small inventory of parts on hand, found a local shop able to resurface hammer heads.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Once a year—in some cases, once a month—floors and wall plasters had to be resurfaced.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The city plans to resurface Main Street next month to improve traffic safety.

  • The contractor is scheduled to resurface the parking lot with asphalt this weekend.

Synonyms

to refinish
vsto resurface
10 6.1

Make furniture or floors look new by removing old paint and putting on new paint

covers replacing the surface broadly, not only renewing a finish
to repave
vsto resurface
6 3.5

Put a new hard surface on a road, street, or path that already has one

is used for adding a new surface to things generally, especially roads and floors
to retile
vsto resurface
1 4.4

To put new tiles on a surface, replacing old tiles

refers to adding a new surface overall, not only tiling
to recoat
vsto resurface
1 3.5

To put a new layer of paint or finish on something already painted

means renewing the whole surface rather than just a coating
to reface
vsto resurface
1 6.7

To put new material on the surface of something so it looks new

means adding a new surface generally, not just cosmetic covering
to asphalt
vsto resurface
1 4.3

To cover a road or surface with the dark sticky material used on roads

describes adding a new surface generally, not limited to a material
to relay
vsto resurface
1 4.6

To put down new material on a road, floor, or track

means replacing a surface generally, not only relaying materials
to recover
vsto resurface
1 7.0

Cover something again with new material, for example a chair

involves adding a whole new surface, often on floors or roads
to repaper
vsto resurface
1 6.1

To cover a wall again with new wallpaper

means applying a new surface broadly, not restricted to paper
to change surface
vsto resurface
1 5.2

To make the outside of something look, feel, or work differently

focuses on adding a new surface specifically, not any surface change

Antonyms

130 5.9

To get worse in quality, condition, or value

How Thorough

to repave
6 3.5
to resurface
7 3.9
to patch
127 2.5

Surface Forms

resurface infinitive
resurfaced past
resurfaced past participle
resurfacing present participle
resurfaces third person singular

Morphology

resurface = surface (transparent) = re + surface

The word is a regular 're-' formation meaning 'surface again' or 'put a new surface on again'.

Etymology

Resurface comes from the parts re- 'again' and surface 'top layer', so picture putting a new top layer on a road or floor. That's why to resurface something is to give it a new surface.