ANTEED

Verb

anteed

simple past tense and past participle of ante

Source: Wiktionary


ANTE

An"te-.

Definition: A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 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. opposite, or in the place of.

An"te, n. (Poker Playing)

Definition: Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.

An"te, v. t. & i.

Definition: To put up (an ante).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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