Putting something inside a case or protective covering; the process of enclosing something completely.
From en- (put into) + case (container/covering) + -ing. The root 'case' comes from Latin 'capsa' meaning 'box' or 'container,' which also gave us 'capsule.'
When archaeologists find artifacts 'encased in amber' or 'encased in ice,' they're describing preservation in nature's own protective container—this is how we discovered entire prehistoric creatures like woolly mammoths!
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