INSIST

insist. insist, to stay vpon:

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insist. Insist, v. to stand, dwell, persist in, command

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In‐sist″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Insisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Insisting.] [[F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref. in- in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See Stand.]] 1. 1. To stand or rest; to find support; — with in, on, or upon. Ray.
2. 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.