insist
verb
/ɪnˈsɪst/
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- (with (that + indicative), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To hold up a claim emphatically.
- (sometimes, with (that + subjunctive), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.
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insister
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insistence
noun
/ɪnˈsɪstəns/
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- The state of being insistent.
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insistance
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insistent
adjective
/ɪnˈsɪstənt/
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- Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
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insistant
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insistently
adverb
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- In an insistent manner; pressingly.
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avec insistance
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