resurface

☆ re·sur·face (rē sʉr′fis)

transitive verb -·faced, -·fac·ing

to put a new surface on

intransitive verb

to come to the surface again

Object

arthroplasty: This was followed in June 2002 by guidance on the use of metal on metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty.
pavement: Finally over the last year County Council workers have resurfaced these pavements.
footpath: It was RESOLVED that St Bees School be asked to consider resurfacing the footpath.
road: To give just one example, the Highland Council budget allows for resurfacing roads once every 108 years.
path: Mary Jo Darrah Thanks to the Parish Council Many thanks to the Parish Council for resurfacing the paths in the cemetery.
skin: Resurfacing skin peel The very latest in skin resurfacing.

Modifying Another Word

briefly: Resurface briefly 7 for dinner with Mfd: he has mushrooms, I have 1 toast, 1 carrot, & 1 satsuma.
newly: However, the poor condition of the newly resurfaced track in Barcelona meant that the test team decided to move south to Valencia instead.
again: We were closed for three years but we never, ever gave up hope of resurfacing again as a hospital.
recently: Its b-side We Don't Know recently resurfaced on The In Crowd compilation.
regularly: That's why Kent County Council regularly resurfaces the roads in Kent.
completely: The Goodwood circuit has had a facelift since the 2005 revival meeting, with the whole circuit being completely resurfaced.

Preposition: after

year: It was only until quite recently that Gaumont-British's 1931 version of The Ghost Train resurfaced after many years believed lost.

Used with why or when

when: The original alibi statements were " lost " and only resurfaced when the case was re-examined by the criminal cases review commission in 1998.

Present participle complement

follow: The case has resurfaced following an Australian court ruling allowing the man to return to Britain with his daughter.

Preposition: in

year: The puppet resurfaced later in the year, in an extended version of Ms Gold's show Louise Gold.. .
form: That's not to say that they will never resurface in some form or another.

Preposition: of

carriageway: Somersby Road, Arnold is to be closed to through traffic to enable resurfacing of both carriageways to be carried out.
path: The next phase of the project will see resurfacing of paths in the Happy Valley area.
road: The resurfacing of the road itself will take place in March or April.

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