insist+upon

  • 1insist upon — index assert, claim (demand), enforce, exact, impose (enforce), necessitate, repeat ( …

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  • 2insist upon — phrasal verb insist on something or insist upon [transitive] Word forms insist on something : present tense I/you/we/they insist on something he/she/it insists on something present participle insisting on something past tense insisted on… …

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  • 3insist upon something — inˈsist on/upon sth derived to demand sth and refuse to be persuaded to accept anything else • We insisted on a refund of the full amount. • insist upon something doing sth They insisted upon being given every detail of the case. Main entry:… …

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  • 4insist upon — Synonyms and related words: advocate, always trot out, assert, attach a condition, belabor, blandish, brook no denial, cajole, call on, call upon, coax, compel, condition, constrain, contend, dictate, dwell on, dwell upon, exhort, hammer away at …

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  • 5insist upon — See insist on …

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  • 6insist upon — …

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  • 7insist on — (also insist upon) [phrasal verb] 1 insist on/upon (something) or insist on/upon doing (something) : to say or show that you believe that something is necessary or very important My source insisted on anonymity. She insists on doing everything… …

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  • 8insist on something — phrasal verb insist on something or insist upon [transitive] Word forms insist on something : present tense I/you/we/they insist on something he/she/it insists on something present participle insisting on something past tense insisted on… …

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  • 9insist — Synonyms and related words: advocate, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, blandish, brook no denial, cajole, call for, call on, call upon, coax, command, contend, declare, demand, dwell on …

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  • 10insist on — Urge, press earnestly, persist in demanding, insist upon …

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