How to Spell insist
insist
insist - verb
- To be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"They insist on going."
Etymology
Middle French or Latin; Middle French {it}insister{/it}, from Latin {it}insistere{/it} to stand upon, persist, from {it}in-{/it} + {it}sistere{/it} to take a stand; akin to Latin {it}stare{/it} to stand {ma}{mat|stand|}{/ma}