Definition of insist

mediate Definition: (verb) to act to reconcile differences between two parties. Petersons.com

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in·sist    (n-sst) KEY  

VERB:
in·sist·ed , in·sist·ing , in·sists
VERB:
intr.

To be firm in a demand or course; refuse to yield: insisted on giving me a second helping.

VERB:
tr.

To assert or demand (something) vehemently and persistently: We insist that you accept these gifts.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin nsistere, to persist : in-, on ; see in- ² + sistere, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
in·sistence or in·sisten·cy (Noun), in·sister (Noun), in·sisting·ly (Adverb)

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