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up the ante. verb phrase. To raise the price, offer, sum in question, etc; increase; make a higher demand: I think I may up the ante to a cool fifty/ The trader decides to up the ante. [1970s+; fr the ante in poker, which gives one the right to take part]
(Änâ²tÄ­-pÄsâ²tÅ, -Ã¤nâ²tÄ-pÃ¤sâ²-) n. pl. anÂ·tiÂ·pasÂ·tos or anÂ·tiÂ·pasÂ·ti (-tÄ) An appetizer usually consisting of an assortment of foods, such as smoked meats, cheese, fish, and vegetables. [Italian : anti-, before (from Latin ante-; see ante-) + pasto, food (from Latin pÄstus, past participle of pÄscere, to feed; see pÄ- in Indo-European roots).]