difference between ante and anti :
ante :
MEANING :
before
a prefix meaning before used in the formation of compound words
EXAMPLE SENTENCES :
1. anteroom
2. antebellum
3. antedate
4. ante-nuptial (i.e. before marriage)
anti :
MEANING :
against
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy or action
a prefix meaning against or opposite of or antiparticle of or used in the formation of compound words
used freely in combination with elements of any origin
EXAMPLE SENTENCES :
1. antibody
2. antifreeze
3. antiknock
4. antilepton
5. anticline
6. anti-communist (i.e. against communism)
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