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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon. [ R. ] Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Insisting on the old prerogative. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence; urgency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; insistence.
Syn. -- imperativeness, insistence, press, pressure. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the quality of not being ignorable.
Syn. -- imperativeness, insistence. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ L. insistens, -entis, p. pr. of insistere. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Insisting; persistent; persevering. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) See Incumbent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an insistent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dwelling or standing on something; fixedness; persistence. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]