insist
verb
[ ɪnˈsɪst ]
• demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal.
• "she insisted on carrying her own bag"
Similar:
stand firm,
be firm,
stand one's ground,
make a stand,
stand up for oneself,
be resolute,
be determined,
show determination,
hold on,
hold out,
be emphatic,
not take no for an answer,
brook no refusal,
persevere,
persist,
not give up,
keep on at someone,
stick to one's guns,
stick it out,
hang in there,
demand,
command,
require,
dictate,
importune,
entreat,
urge,
exhort,
Opposite:
give up,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘persist, persevere’): from Latin insistere ‘persist’, from in- ‘upon’ + sistere ‘stand’.
