Insisted

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Insist \In*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Insisted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Insisting}.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon,
     follow, persist; pref. in- in + sistere to stand, cause to
     stand. See {Stand}.]
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     1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or


        upon. [R.] --Ray.
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     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.
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              Insisting on the old prerogative.     --Shak.
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              Without further insisting on the different tempers
              of Juvenal and Horace.                --Dryden.
  
     Syn: {Insist}, {Persist}.
  
     Usage: 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.
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