Insist
To demand something forcefully or to assert something firmly, often with little tolerance for disagreement.
verbInsist
To demand something forcefully or to assert something firmly, often with little tolerance for disagreement.
verbImagine This
Imagine a council member who refuses to budge, repeatedly saying, 'We will adopt this plan,' until every member agrees or concedes.
Sounds Like
in-SIST
Looks Like
consist, persist (shares the -sist ending from the root meaning 'stand')
Remember This
Common collocations are insist on doing something and insist that someone do something. The first takes a gerund (insist on walking), the second uses a that-clause or the subjunctive (insist that he go).
Other Forms
Connect With
demand, require, urge, press, assert; firmness, persistence
Note
Do not confuse with 'persist' (continue despite difficulty); 'insist' emphasizes demand or firm assertion, often with an expectation of action.