ALL meanings of insisted
in·sist
I i - verb without object insisted to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment. 1
- verb without object insisted to lay emphasis in assertion: to insist on the justice of a claim. 1
- verb without object insisted to dwell with earnestness or emphasis (usually followed by on or upon): to insist on a point in a discussion. 1
- verb with object insisted to assert or maintain firmly: He insists that he saw the ghosts. 1
- verb with object insisted to demand or persist in demanding: I insist that you see this thing through. 1
- noun insisted Simple past tense and past participle of insist. 1