re-emerge vs resurface

re-emerge and resurface both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
re-emerge	No	No	Yes	No
resurface	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, resurface is a hyponym of re-emerge; that is, resurface is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than re-emerge:

Other hyponyms of re-emerge include come back, return.

re-emerge (verb)	resurface (verb)
appear again	to come out of obscurity or hiding
	cover with a new surface
	reappear on the surface