An"te , v. t. &
i. To put up (an ante).
An"te , n. (Poker Playing) Each player's
stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
An"te- (ăn"t&esl;-). A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of
before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. 'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place
of.
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