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define up the ante  let's up the ante translation in English Phrase: up the ante Increase the stakes, costs, scope, or risks in a game, discussion, demand or negotiation

3 up the ante informal to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion: whenever they reached their goal, Meaning aa ana of each ad ad up to ante cibum before meals auris dextra right ear ad lib ad libitum use as much as one desires; freely admov

The phrase up the ante means to raise the stakes higher, this can apply in a gambling sense or in any situation which might require such an ante, up the increase what is at stake or under discussion, especially in a conflict or dispute Ante here comes from the Latin word for 'before',