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insist verb. LME.
[Latin insistere, formed as IN-2 + sistere stand.]
verb intrans. Dwell at length or emphatically on or in, to a matter; (foll. by on) maintain positively. LME.
B. Jowett Socrates is not prepared to insist on the literal accuracy of this description.
b. verb trans. Maintain positively that. E18.
J. P. Hennessy Henry Trollope insisted that he was well enough to join his parents.
verb intrans. Stand or rest on. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
verb intrans. Persist in a course of action; follow steadfastly in a person's steps; persevere. arch. L16.
verb intrans. Make a persistent demand for something. (Foll. by on.) E17.
C. Hill The Short Parliament..insisted on peace with the Scots. D. Cusack You are not to upset yourself, I insist. R. Huntford Scott nonetheless insisted on pushing blindly on.
b. verb trans. Demand persistently that. L17.
J. Heller I..insisted they let her go. J. C. Oates Della insisted..that the wedding party be held at her house.
verb trans. Utter insistently. L19.
D. H. Lawrence 'But which village do the bandits come from?' she insisted.
? In isolated use before L16.
insister noun E17.
insistingly adverb with insistence, insistently M19.
insistive adjective having the character or quality of insisting M17.