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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insist \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. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in on or upon [R.] --Ray. 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}. Usage: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insisting n : continual and persistent demands [syn: {insistence}]
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