transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈsist ]
verb
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French insister, from Latin insistere to stand upon, persist, from in- + sistere to take a stand; akin to Latin stare to stand — more at stand
Date: 1586
intransitive verb
1. : to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required
they insist on going
2. archaic : persist
transitive verb
: to maintain in a persistent or positive manner
insist ed that the story was true