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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Surface \Sur"face\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Surfaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surfacing}.]
1. To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain.
2. To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
surfacing
noun: emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "surfacing": arising, breaking water, carpet, coming, cover, crash dive, deck, discharge, dive, earth, emanating, emanation, emanative, emanent, emergence, emergent, emerging, emersion, emission, extrusion, floor, floor covering, flooring, forthcoming, ground, issuance, issue, issuing, parquet, pave, pavement, paving, running dive, stationary dive, submergence, terra firma, transeunt, transient, vent
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