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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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   To insist on something is to demand or swear to it. You can insist that you didn't eat the last piece of cake, and then insist that your brother show your mom the bits of frosting on his fingers. The verb insist comes from the Latin insistere, meaning “persist,” “dwell upon,” or “stand on.”.

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