insist

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪst/

verb

[no object]
  • demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal: she insisted on carrying her own bag [with clause]: he insisted that she came
  • (insist on) demand forcefully to have (something): he insisted on answers to his allegations
  • (insist on) persist in (doing something): the heavy studded boots she insisted on wearing
  • [reporting verb] state positively and assertively: [with clause]: the chairman insisted that all was not doom and gloom [with direct speech]: ‘I really am all right now,’ Isabel insisted

Origin:

late 16th century (in the sense 'persist, persevere'): from Latin insistere 'persist', from in- 'upon' + sistere 'stand'