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   In·sist

   /inˈsist/

   

   verb

   • 1. demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal: "she insisted on carrying her own bag" Similar stand firmbe firmstand one's groundmake a standstand up for oneselfbe resolutebe determinedshow determinationhold onhold outbe emphaticnot take no for an answerbrook no refusalperseverepersistnot give upkeep on at someoneinformal:stick to one's gunsstick it outhang in theredemandcommandrequiredictateimportuneentreaturgeexhortOpposite give up
   • ▪ demand forcefully to have something: "he insisted on answers to his allegations"
   • ▪ persist in doing something even though it is annoying or odd: "the heavy studded boots she insisted on wearing"
   • ▪ maintain or put forward a statement positively and assertively: "the chairman insisted that all was not doom and gloom" Similar maintainassertholdcontendargueprotestclaimaveravowvowswearstatedeclareannouncepronounceproclaimpropoundbe emphaticemphasizestressrepeatreiteratearchaic:avouchrare:asseveraterepresent

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘persist, persevere’): from Latin insistere ‘persist’, from in- ‘upon’ + sistere ‘stand’.

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