insisted

in-sist-ed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Demanded something forcefully, not accepting refusal.

  2. 2.

    Stated firmly that something was true.

  3. 3.

    Persisted in doing something despite obstacles.

Related words

Antonyms: conceded, relented, yielded
See also: insist, insistence, insisting
Synonyms: asserted, demanded, maintained

Etymology

Past tense of insist, from Latin insistere ("to stand upon, persist"), from in- ("upon") + sistere ("to stand").