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Definition of Insist
1. Verb. Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge. "I must insist!"
Exact synonyms: Take A Firm Stand
Specialized synonyms: Hold Firm, Stand Fast, Stand Firm, Stand Pat, Assert, Asseverate, Maintain
Derivative terms: Insistence
Specialized synonyms: Hold Firm, Stand Fast, Stand Firm, Stand Pat, Assert, Asseverate, Maintain
Derivative terms: Insistence
2. Verb. Beg persistently and urgently. "They insist to move "; "I importune you to help them"
Exact synonyms: Importune
Generic synonyms: Beg, Implore, Pray
Specialized synonyms: Besiege
Derivative terms: Insistence, Insisting
Generic synonyms: Beg, Implore, Pray
Specialized synonyms: Besiege
Derivative terms: Insistence, Insisting
3. Verb. Assert to be true. "They insist that there was a traffic accident "; "The letter asserts a free society"
Definition of Insist
1. v. i. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon.
Definition of Insist
1. to be resolute on some matter [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insist
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