rise up vs resurface

rise up and resurface both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rise up	No	No	Yes	No
resurface	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, resurface is a hyponym of rise up; that is, resurface is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rise up:

Other hyponyms of rise up include emerge, bubble up, intumesce, swell, well.

rise up (verb)	resurface (verb)
come to the surface	to come out of obscurity or hiding
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds	cover with a new surface
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance	reappear on the surface