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insist

[in-sist]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc..
He insists on checking every shipment.
to lay emphasis in assertion.
to insist on the justice of a claim.
to dwell with earnestness or emphasis (usually followed by on orupon ).
to insist on a point in a discussion.

to assert or maintain firmly.
He insists that he saw the ghosts.
to demand or persist in demanding.
I insist that you see this thing through.
Synonyms: require, urge

insist

/ ɪnˈsɪst /

to make a determined demand (for)
he insisted that his rights be respected
he insisted on his rights
to express a convinced belief (in) or assertion (of)
he insisted that she was mad
he insisted on her madness

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Origin of insist¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin insistere “to stand still on, persist in,” from in- in- ² + sistere “to cause to stand, stop” ( stand )

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Origin of insist¹

C16: from Latin insistere to stand upon, urge, from _in- ² + sistere to stand

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But one day a close friend upbraided me for shunning Black Friday, insisting that such antisocial tightfistedness was inherently un-American.

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