wager vs ante

wager and ante both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wager	Yes	No	Yes	No
ante	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ante is a hyponym of wager; that is, ante is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wager:

Other hyponyms of wager include jackpot, kitty, pot, kitty, pool.

wager (noun)	ante (noun)
the act of gambling	(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
the money risked on a gamble

wager (verb)	ante (verb)
maintain with or as if with a bet	place one's stake
stake on the outcome of an issue