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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]
Dante /dan-te/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced DAHN-tay.ante is a somewhat popular first name for men (#691 out of 1220, Top 57%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#28617 out of 150436, Top 19%). (2000 U.S. Census).