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Insist

Insist Meaning & Definition
Insist Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Insist?

[v] assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"
[v] beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"
[v] be insistent and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Insist: assert | importune | take a firm stand

Related Terms | Find terms related to Insist: advocate | affirm | allege | announce | annunciate | argue | assert | assever | asseverate | aver | avouch | avow | blandish | brook no denial | cajole | call for | call on | call upon | coax | command | contend | declare | demand | dwell on | emphasize | enunciate | exhort | expostulate | express | force upon | have | high-pressure | hold | importune | insist on | insist upon | issue a manifesto | jawbone | lay down | lobby | maintain | manifesto | nag | persist | plead with | ply | ply upon | predicate | press | press upon | pressure | proclaim | profess | pronounce | protest | push | push upon | put | put it | recommend | remonstrate | require | say | set down | soft-soap | speak | speak out | speak up | stand for | stand on | state | stick to | stress | submit | sweet-talk | take no denial | thrust upon | urge | urge upon | vow | wheedle | work on

See Also | assert | asseverate | beg | besiege | hold firm | implore | maintain | posit | postulate | pray | stand fast | stand firm | stand pat

Insist In Webster's Dictionary

\In*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Insisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insisting}.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref. in- in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon. [R.] --Ray. 2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money. Insisting on the old prerogative. --Shak. Without further insisting on the different tempers of Juvenal and Horace. --Dryden. Syn: {Insist}, {Persist}. Usage: Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either with or against rights. We insist as against others; we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves; as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his friend's adopting it. --C. J. Smith.

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