simple past tense and past participle of up the ante

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of up the ante

present participle of up the ante

Alternative form of antepost

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of raise the ante

simple past tense and past participle of raise the ante

Alternative form of up the ante

present participle of raise the ante

The date before which a document must have been written. / The date before which an archaeological artifact must have been deposited.

The state of things as they were before; a preexisting state of affairs.