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anted

|an-ted|

/ˈæn.tɪd/

(ante)

initial stake

Base Form	Plural	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle	Present Participle	Noun	Verb	Adjective
ante	antes	antes	anted	anted	anteing	anting	ante (noun)	ante (verb)	anted (as adjective: having paid the ante)

Etymology

Etymology Information

'anted' ultimately originates from English verb 'ante' (to put up an ante), which itself comes from Latin 'ante' where 'ante' meant 'before'.

Historical Evolution

'anted' developed from the late 19th-century noun 'ante' (a stake placed before play) and the derived verb 'to ante' (to put up that stake); the past/p.p. form 'anted' follows regular English verb formation.

Meaning Changes

Originally 'ante' in Latin meant 'before'; in English it came to be used as a noun for a stake placed before play and then as a verb meaning 'to pay that stake' — 'anted' therefore came to mean 'paid the stake'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Verb 1

past tense or past participle of 'ante': to put up an ante (to place a stake or small bet before play).

He anted $20 before the cards were dealt.

Synonyms

bet wagered staked

Antonyms

withdrewrefused (to bet)

Adjective 1

a descriptive form (derived from the verb) meaning having paid the required ante; paid-up.

Only anted players were allowed to take part in the next hand.

Synonyms