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insist
/ɪnˈsɪst/
verb
(with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.
"I insist that my secretary dresses nicely."
(sometimes with on or upon or (that + subjunctive)) To demand continually that something happen or be done.
"I insist that my secretary dress nicely."
To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).
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