insist

verb3

1. •
   to keep asking strongly for something to be done, and refuse to let the matter go

   • The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor's resignation.
   • The Prime Minister insisted that his Chancellor resign.
2. •
   To hold up a claim emphatically.

   • The defendant insisted on his innocence.
   • I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.
3. •
   (no longer used) To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).

   • Angles likewise which insist on the Diameter, are all Right Angles. — 1709