insist

1. v. i. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon. Source: opted

2. v. i. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money. Source: opted

3. v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge Source: wordnet

4. v. beg persistently and urgently Source: wordnet

5. v. postulate positively and assertively Source: wordnet

6. 1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon. [R.] Ray. 2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money. Insisting on the old prerogative. Shak. Without further insisting on the different tempers of Juvenal and Horace. Dryden. Syn. -- Insist, Persist. -- Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either with or against rights. We insist as against others; we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves; as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his friend's adopting it. C. J. Smith. Source: webster

7. v:100 v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge v. assert to be true Source: ecdict

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