INSISTS
Verb
insists
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insist
Source: Wiktionary
INSIST
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