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insisting

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in·sist  (n-sst)
v. in·sist·ed, in·sist·ing, in·sists
v.intr.
To be firm in a demand or course; refuse to yield: insisted on giving me a second helping.
v.tr.
To assert or demand (something) vehemently and persistently: We insist that you accept these gifts.
[Latin nsistere, to persist : in-, on; see in-2 + sistere, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]
in·sistence, in·sisten·cy n.
in·sister n.
in·sisting·ly adv.
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Noun1.insisting - continual and persistent demands
insistence
demand - an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"
purism - scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language); "linguistic purisms"


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