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    ante
    I
    an‧te1 /ˈænti/ noun
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: ante-
    up/raise the ante to increase your demands or try to get more things from a situation, even though this involves more risks:
        They’ve upped the ante by making a $120 million bid to buy the company.
    ⇨ penny ante

    II
    ante2 verb (past tense and past participle anted or anteed, present participle anteing)
         
    ante up (something) phrasal verb
      to pay an amount of money in order to be able to do or be involved in something:
        Small firms that want to expand must ante up large legal fees.