Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

insist

in.sist \in-'sist\ vb [MF or L; MF insister, fr. L insistere to stand upon, 
   persist, fr.]in- + sistere to stand; akin to L stare to stand - more at 
   STAND 1: to take a resolute stand or course  2: PERSIST  : to take a firm 
   stand about {~ed that we come in}