insist insist /ˌɪnˈsɪst/

verb

1. () 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!
   
2. () Beg persistently and urgently  ( importune , insist )
   beg persistently and urgently
    I importune you to help them
   I importune you to help them
   
3. () Postulate positively and assertively  ( assert , insist )
   postulate positively and assertively
    The letter asserts a free society
   The letter asserts a free society