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Insist meaning

What does “insist” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“insist” is a verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge.

insist

verb

  1. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

    “I must insist!”

    Synonymstake a firm stand

  2. beg persistently and urgently

    “I importune you to help them”

    Synonymsimportune

  3. postulate positively and assertively

    “The letter asserts a free society”

    Synonymsassert

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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