Dictionary
in•sist
Pronunciation: (in-sist'), [key]—
v.i.
1. to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.:
He insists on checking every shipment.
2. to lay emphasis in assertion:
to insist on the justice of a claim.
3. to dwell with earnestness or emphasis (usually fol. by
on or
upon):
to insist on a point in a discussion.
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v.t.
1. to assert or maintain firmly:
He insists that he saw the ghosts.
2. to demand or persist in demanding:
I insist that you see this thing through. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.