ante, up the

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ante, up the increase what is at stake or under discussion, especially in a conflict or dispute. Ante here comes from the Latin word for ‘before’, and as an English term 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’.

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