Verb: insist in'sist
- Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
"I must insist!";
- take a firm stand
- Postulate positively and assertively
"He insisted on his innocence";
- assert
- Beg persistently and urgently
"She insisted on speaking to the manager";
- importune
Derived forms: insisted, insists, insisting
Type of: beg, cerebrate, cogitate, implore, posit, postulate, pray, think