(an′tē) v.t. & v.i. an·teed or an·ted, an·te·ing
1. In poker, to put up, as a stake, before the cards are dealt.
2. Slang To pay (one's share).
—to ante up Slang To ante.
—noun
1. The stake put up in a game of poker.
2. A stake put up after the cards are dealt, but before drawing new ones. [<L, before]

1. Before in time or order: antenatal.
2. Before in position; in front of: antechamber. [<L ante before] The words in the following list are self-explanatory: