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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]
Full Definition of ANTECEDENT. 1. : a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun (as John in âMary saw John and called to himâ); broadly: a word or phrase replaced by a substitute. 2.: the conditional element in a proposition (as if A in âif A, then Bâ). 3. a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun (as John in âMary saw John and called to himâ); broadly: a word or phrase replaced by a substitute. 2. : the conditional element in a proposition (as if A in âif A, then Bâ).