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Insist

/ɪnˈsɪst/
To strongly demand or maintain a certain viewpoint or course of action despite potential challenges.

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Examples:

I insist you stay for dinner.She insists on paying the bill every time.

Etymology:

etymology
The word insist originated in the mid-16th century, deriving from the Latin word insistere, meaning to persist or to stand upon, composed of in- meaning upon and sistere meaning to stand.

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