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(word root) beforeExamples of words with the root ante-: antecedent

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A0325200 (ăn′tē)n.1. Games The stake that each poker player must put into the pool before receiving a hand or before receiving new cards.2. A price to be paid, especially as one's share; cost: "Whether they could actually turn back Soviet policy depended on many factors that Moscow might yet choose to test by upping the ante" (Foreign Affairs)."Citizen Kane was the movie that raised the artistic ante among American filmmakers" (J. Hoberman).v. an·ted or an·teed, an·te·ing, an·tes v.tr.1. Games To put (one's stake) into the pool in poker.2. To pay (money or a fee): Let's ante the entry fee.v.intr.1. Games To put one's stake into the pool in poker: Don't look at your cards until everyone has anted.2. To pay for something: anted for the tickets.

[From Latin, before; see ant- in Indo-European roots.]

ante

(ˈæntɪ) n1. (Card Games) the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players2. informal a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate3. up the ante informal to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion: whenever they reached their goal, they upped the ante by setting more complex challenges for themselves. vb, -tes, -teing, -ted or -teed4. (Card Games) to place (one's stake) in poker5. (usually foll by up) informal chiefly US to pay

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n., v. -ted -teed, -te•ing. n. 1. a fixed but arbitrary stake in poker put into the pot by each player before the deal. 2. an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group. 3. the price or cost of something. v.t. 4. (in poker) to put (one's initial stake) into the pot. 5. to produce or pay (one's share) (usu. fol. by up). v.i. 6. (in poker) to put one's initial stake into the pot. 7. to pay (usu. fol. by up). [1830–40, Amer.; independent use of ante-]

ante-

a prefix meaning “happening before” (antediluvian), “located in front of” (anteroom). [< Latin, prefixal form of preposition and adv. ante; akin to Greek antí, Old English and- against, toward, opposite. See answer, and, anti-]

ante

Past participle: anted/anteed
Gerund: anteing

Imperative
ante
ante

Present
I ante
you ante
he/she/it antes
we ante
you ante
they ante

Preterite
I anted/anteed
you anted/anteed
he/she/it anted/anteed
we anted/anteed
you anted/anteed
they anted/anteed

Present Continuous
I am anteing
you are anteing
he/she/it is anteing
we are anteing
you are anteing
they are anteing

Present Perfect
I have anted/anteed
you have anted/anteed
he/she/it has anted/anteed
we have anted/anteed
you have anted/anteed
they have anted/anteed

Past Continuous
I was anteing
you were anteing
he/she/it was anteing
we were anteing
you were anteing
they were anteing

Past Perfect
I had anted/anteed
you had anted/anteed
he/she/it had anted/anteed
we had anted/anteed
you had anted/anteed
they had anted/anteed

Future
I will ante
you will ante
he/she/it will ante
we will ante
you will ante
they will ante

Future Perfect
I will have anted/anteed
you will have anted/anteed
he/she/it will have anted/anteed
we will have anted/anteed
you will have anted/anteed
they will have anted/anteed

Future Continuous
I will be anteing
you will be anteing
he/she/it will be anteing
we will be anteing
you will be anteing
they will be anteing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been anteing
you have been anteing
he/she/it has been anteing
we have been anteing
you have been anteing
they have been anteing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been anteing
you will have been anteing
he/she/it will have been anteing
we will have been anteing
you will have been anteing
they will have been anteing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been anteing
you had been anteing
he/she/it had been anteing
we had been anteing
you had been anteing
they had been anteing

Conditional
I would ante
you would ante
he/she/it would ante
we would ante
you would ante
they would ante

Past Conditional
I would have anted/anteed
you would have anted/anteed
he/she/it would have anted/anteed
we would have anted/anteed
you would have anted/anteed
they would have anted/anteed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the potpoker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking handbet, stakes, wager, stake - the money risked on a gamble
Verb	1.	ante - place one's stakecard game, cards - a game played with playing cardsbet on, gage, game, stake, punt, back - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

ante

nounup the ante raise the stakes He knew he had to up the ante again in this poker game.

ante

nounSomething risked on an uncertain outcome:bet, pot, stake (often used in plural), wager.

Translations

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ante up

1. Said as an imperative at the start of a round of poker when each player contributes money to the total that the winner will receive. Ante up, so we can start playing.2. To pay money for something, often begrudgingly. I can't believe we have to ante up $25 a piece just to see a movie. You lost the bet, so ante up!3. To fund a particular project or goal. So many donors anted up for our fundraiser that we can repair the school's heating system and the gymnasium.See also: ante, up

penny ante

Having little or no significance or worth. They seem to think this penny ante increase to the minimum wage is some kind of massive victory that will change everyone's lives for the better. My wife always comes back from our vacations with a bag full of penny ante trinkets that get thrown out a year later.See also: ante, penny

raise the ante

To increase the level of something, often one related to money. I'm going to raise the ante and threaten them a little so that they finally pay up. Sellers have raised the ante in this area so much that first-time buyers can no longer afford it.See also: ante, raise

up the ante

1. To raise the stakes in a betting game. I didn't planning on betting so much until Jason upped the ante on us.2. To increase the level of something, often one related to money. I'm just going to threaten them a little and up the ante so that they finally pay up. Sellers have upped the ante in this area so much that first-time buyers can no longer afford it.See also: ante, up

up the ante

and raise the ante 1. Fig. to raise the opening stakes in a betting game. Pete upped the ante on that the poker game to $100 per hand. Don't up the ante any more. You're betting far too much money already. 2. Fig. to increase a price. (Fig. on {2}.) Sensing how keen the people looking at the house were, Jerry upped the ante another $5,000. "Don't try to up the ante on us," said the man, "We know what the asking price is."See also: ante, up

ante up

Pay what is due, contribute; by extension, do one's share. For example, The trustees were asked to ante up $10,000 each for the new scholarship, or Tired of watching Joe sit around while they cleaned up, the roommates told him to ante up or move out . This expression comes from poker and other betting games, where to ante signifies making a bet or contribution to the pot before the cards are dealt. It was being used more loosely by the mid-1800s. Also see raise the ante. See also: ante, up

raise the ante

Increase the price or cost of something, as in We'd hoped to invest in some land, but they've raised the ante and now we can't afford it . This term alludes to the ante or stakes of gambling. [Slang; late 1800s] See also: ante, raise

up the ante

COMMON1. In an argument or contest, if you up the ante, you increase the demands that you are making or the risks that you are taking. Note: In card games such as poker, the ante is the amount of money which each player must place on the table before the game begins. The secretary of state last night upped the ante by refusing to accept the election results. Whenever they reached their goal, they upped the ante, setting increasingly complex challenges for themselves. Note: You can also say that you raise the ante. These judges have raised the ante by challenging the authority of the Chief Justice.2. If you are gambling or investing money in something and you up the ante, you increase the amount of money you are offering. Note: In card games such as poker, the ante is the amount of money which each player must place on the table before the game begins. Its network television division upped the ante by paying an estimated $2 million a year for an overall deal. Note: You can also say that you raise the ante. My defeat came when I was unable to persuade my backer to raise the ante.See also: ante, up

up (or raise) the ante

increase what is at stake or under discussion, especially in a conflict or dispute. Ante comes from Latin, in which it means ‘before’. As an English noun it was originally (in the early 19th century) a term in poker and similar gambling games, meaning ‘a stake put up by a player before drawing cards’. 1998 New Scientist This report ups the ante on the pace at which these cases need to be identified and treated. See also: ante, up

raise/up the ˈante

increase the level of something, especially demands or sums of money: His ex-wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him.The ante is the amount of money that players bet in a card game such as poker.See also: ante, raise, up

ante up

v.1. To put some amount into the pool at the beginning of a round in poker or a similar card game: Everyone should ante up $1 to start the game. It may be your last dollar, but you'll have to ante it up! We must ante up before the cards are dealt.2. To provide some funds or capital: The fundraisers anted up $10,000 for the charity.3. To pay some amount of money, often reluctantly: Travelers are forced to ante up $5 for a candy bar at the airport. Can you imagine having to ante money up to use the restroom?See also: ante, up

ante

(ˈænti)1. n. an amount of money that must be contributed before playing certain card games such as poker. (see also penny-ante.) That’s a pretty high ante. Forget it! 2. n. the charge or cost. What’s the ante for a used 1985 four-door?

penny-ante

mod. trivial; cheap. (see also ante.) I’m sick of this penny-ante stuff. Let’s get serious.

ante up, to

To pay what is due, to contribute one’s share. This phrase comes from poker and other gambling games, where to ante means making a contribution to the pot before the cards are dealt. It was used more loosely starting in the mid-nineteenth century. On June 17, 2010, a New York Times editorial bore the headline, “BP Begins to Ante Up,” meaning British Petroleum, the company responsible for the enormous Gulf of Mexico oil spill, was beginning to offer retribution. Also see raise the ante.See also: ante

penny-ante game, a

A low-level enterprise. This term comes from poker, where ante, Latin for “before,” signifies the chips placed on the table before betting begins. In a penny-ante game, a chip is worth only one cent, or a penny, the lowest possible stake. Like many other poker terms, by the mid-1800s this one was transferred to unrelated enterprises to signify “small-time” or “unimportant.” Thus, the Negro Digest (August 1946) stated, “Compared to the man Bilbo, 63-year-old John Ruskin is strictly penny ante and colorless,” and M. Maguire in Scratchproof (1976), “I’m not a penny-ante hood.”

raise the ante, to

Also, to up the ante. To increase the price or cost of something in order to achieve a better result. Dating from the late 1800s, the term alludes to the stakes of gambling, where the ante means the stake each player must put into the pool. It has long been used figuratively, as in “They are raising the ante in what it takes to become a certified analyst.”See also: raise

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noun something risked on an uncertain outcome

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noun (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

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verb place one's stake

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