insist

To be resolute or firm in a demand or course.

To assert or demand (something) firmly or persistently.

To stand or rest; find support: with on or upon.

To rest, dwell, or dilate earnestly or repeatedly; urge: with on or upon: as, I must insist upon your coming.

To assert or argue emphatically; express a desire or a belief with urgency or persistence.

To be urgent in action; proceed persistently; persevere.

To stand or rest; to find support; — with in, on, or upon.

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

To hold up a claim emphatically.

To demand continually that something happen or be done.