insist Definition

insist
verb insisted, insisting

tr & intr
1. To maintain, state or assert something firmly.

Example: insisted that we were right
Example: I only came because he insisted
Thesaurus: maintain, assert, contend, emphasize, stress, claim, stand firm, swear.
2. To demand it firmly.

Example: insisted on a fair hearing
Example: insisted on paying the bill
Thesaurus: demand, require, order, urge, exhort.
Form: insist on something (usually)
Form: insist upon something

Etymology: 16c: from Latin insistere to persist.