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insist

/ɪnˈsɪst/
verb
  1. (with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.

    "I insist that my secretary dresses nicely."

  2. (sometimes with on or upon or (that + subjunctive)) To demand continually that something happen or be done.

    "I insist that my secretary dress nicely."

  3. To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).

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