definition of
insist

[1] #1 insist v. [take a firm stand] be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!". wn

[2] #2 insist v. [importune] beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them". wn

[3] #3 insist v. [assert] assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society". wn