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insist
insist
/ˌɪnˈsɪst/
verb
(
)
Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
(
take a firm stand
,
insist
)
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
I must insist!
I must insist!
(
)
Beg persistently and urgently
(
importune
,
insist
)
beg persistently and urgently
I importune you to help them
I importune you to help them
(
)
Postulate positively and assertively
(
assert
,
insist
)
postulate positively and assertively
The letter asserts a free society
The letter asserts a free society
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