insists

in-sists · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular of insist; demands something forcefully, refusing to accept an alternative.

  2. 2.

    Maintains or asserts something firmly despite opposition.

Related words

Antonyms: concedes, relents, yields
See also: demands, insist, insistence
Synonyms: asserts, demands, maintains

Etymology

From Latin insistere "to stand upon, persist," from in- "upon" + sistere "to stand."