reexpose

verb

re·​ex·​pose (ˌ)rē-ik-ˈspōz 

variants or re-expose

reexposed or re-exposed; reexposing or re-exposing

transitive verb

: to expose (something or someone) again

Workers simply pushed clean sand over other sections of blackened beach; by August, the tides had reexposed the oil.

—John Horgan

When the mice were exposed to the bee venom and then reexposed three weeks later at least 80 percent survived …

—Dina Fine Maron

reexposure

(ˌ)rē-ik-ˈspō-zhər 

noun

or re-exposure

plural reexposures or re-exposures

reexposure of buried rocks by erosion

In refugee situations where women and children's health conditions have improved, repatriation may mean reexposure to diseases and other conditions that will once again throw their lives in jeopardy.

—Marcia Ann Gillespie

Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined above