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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Ante \An"te\, n. (Poker Playing)
     Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante)
     the game begins.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Ante \An"te\, v. t. & i.
     To put up (an ante).

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ante
       n : (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to
           the pot
       v : place one's stake

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