[in-sis-tuh
ns] 
| 1. | the act or fact of insisting. |
| 2. | the quality of being insistent. |
| in·sist (ĭn-sĭst') v. in·sist·ed, in·sist·ing, in·sists v. intr. To be firm in a demand or course; refuse to yield: insisted on giving me a second helping. v. tr. To assert or demand (something) vehemently and persistently: We insist that you accept these gifts. [Latin īnsistere, to persist : in-, on; see in-2 + sistere, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] in·sis'tence, in·sis'ten·cy n., in·sist'er n., in·sist'ing·ly adv. |