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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot;


VERB (1)

1. place one's stake;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ante- \An"te-\ ([a^]n"t[-e]-). 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ante \An"te\, n. (Poker Playing) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ante \An"te\, v. t. & i. To put up (an ante). [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ante n 1: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot v 1: place one's stake
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

44 Moby Thesaurus words for "ante": ahead, ante up, back, beforehand, bet, bet on, book, call, chunk, cover, ere, fade, fore, forward, gamble, hand over, handbook, hazard, in advance, in advance of, lay, lay a wager, lay down, make a bet, meet a bet, parlay, pass, pay over, play, play against, plunge, pot, preceding, previous, prior to, punt, put down, put up, see, shot, stake, stand pat, to, wager