ante
[adverb]
Synonyms: before, ahead, antecedently, beforehand, fore, forward, in advance, precedently, previous
[preposition]
Synonyms: before, ahead of, ere, in advance of, preceding, prior to, to
[noun]
Synonyms: bet, pot, stake, wager

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

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

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

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.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ante- /æntɪ/ prefix
[Language: Latin; Origin: ante 'before, in front of']
before ⇒ anti-, post-, pre-:
antedate (=earlier than something)
antenatal (=before birth)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲