In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INSIST
insist, assert
(verb) postulate positively and assertively; “The letter asserts a free society”
importune, insist
(verb) beg persistently and urgently; “I importune you to help them”
insist, take a firm stand
(verb) be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; “I must insist!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
insist (third-person singular simple present insists, present participle insisting, simple past and past participle insisted)
(with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.
(sometimes, with on or upon or (that + subjunctive)) To demand continually that something happen or be done.
(obsolete, chiefly, geometry) To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).
Anagrams
• INSTIs, sit-ins, sits in
Source: Wiktionary
In*sist", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Insisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Insisting.] Etym: [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref. in- in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See Stand.]
1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon. [R.] Ray.
2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money. Insisting on the old prerogative. Shak. Without further insisting on the different tempers of Juvenal and Horace. Dryden.
Syn.
– Insist, Persist.
– Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either with or against rights. We insist as against others; we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves; as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his friend's adopting it. C. J. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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