"ante up" in German to ante up den Ersteinsatz machen Geld lockermachen Geld in die Hand nehmen Detailed translations for "ante up" to ante up 1. poker game to ante up(also: to ante) den Ersteinsatz machen{intransitive verb} 2. colloquial, money, for sb./sth. to ante up Geld lockermachen to ante up Geld in die Hand nehmen{transitive verb}