insist

verb

in-SIST/ɪnˈsɪst/

Formsinsists, insisting, insisted

3 meanings of insist

1
verbtransitive or intransitive
To keep saying firmly that something must happen, even when others want you to stop.
Like asking again and again for the same thing until you finally get it.
I insist that you finish your homework before dinner.
He kept insisting they leave right away.
Similardemand, press, require, stipulate, urge
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2
verbtransitive or intransitive
To say strongly that something is true, even when other people doubt it.
Like standing firm and saying "I'm right" no matter what anyone else says.
I insist that I locked the door before we left.
She insisted she had never seen the man before.
Similarmaintain, assert, claim, contend, swear
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3
verbobsolete
To stand or rest on something, leaning on it for support.
Angles likewise which insist on the Diameter, are all Right Angles.
1709, Venturus Mandey, Synopsis Mathematica UniversalisHere, insist means to stand or rest on something, like angles resting on a line.
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Origin

This word comes partly from Latin "insistere," through Middle French "insister," and partly from the word "insistence."