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21insist — v.tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause; also absol.) maintain or demand positively and assertively (insisted that he was innocent; give me the bag! I insist!). Phrases and idioms: insist on demand or maintain (I insist on being present; insists on… …
22insist — Synonyms and related words: 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 …
23insist — in•sist [[t]ɪnˈsɪst[/t]] v. i. 1) to be emphatic, firm, or resolute; dwell with earnestness or emphasis (usu. fol. by on or upon): to insist on a point; to insist on checking every fact[/ex] 2) to assert or demand firmly or persistently •… …
24insist — verb Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French insister, from Latin insistere to stand upon, persist, from in + sistere to take a stand; akin to Latin stare to stand more at stand Date: 1586 intransitive verb 1. to be emphatic, firm, or… …
25insist on — phr verb Insist on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anonymity …
26insist on — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I (or upon) verb To ask for urgently or insistently: call for, claim, demand, exact, require, requisition. Idiom: cry out for. See REQUEST. II (or upon) verb See insist …
27insist on — persist in (doing). → insist …
28insist — verb demand or state forcefully, without accepting refusal or contradiction. ↘(insist on) persist in (doing). Origin C16: from L. insistere persist , from in upon + sistere to stand …
29insist on — Urge, press earnestly, persist in demanding, insist upon …
30insist — verb 1) she insisted that they pay up Syn: demand, command, require, dictate; urge, exhort 2) he insisted that he knew nothing Syn: maintain, assert, hold, contend, argue, protest …
