reprotect

verb
UK /ˌriːprəˈtekt/
US /ˌriːprəˈtekt/

To protect something again after it was not safe.

We need to reprotect the garden after the storm blew the fence down.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. To put a protective covering back on something.

She reprotected her phone with a new case.

3. To make a place safe again after danger has passed.

The team reprotected the beach after the oil spill was cleaned.

4. To renew protection for something, like a computer file.

He reprotected the document with a new password.