Insistverb
(with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.
‘The defendant insisted on his innocence.’;
Argueverb
To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
Insistverb
To demand continually that something happen or be done.
‘The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor's resignation.’; ‘The Prime Minister insisted that his Chancellor resign.’; ‘I insist that my secretary dress nicely.’;
Argueverb
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
‘He also argued for stronger methods to be used against China.’; ‘He argued as follows: America should stop Lend-Lease convoying, because it needs to fortify its own Army with the supplies.’; ‘The two boys argued over a disagreement about the science project.’;
Insistverb
To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).
Argueverb
(intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
Insistverb
To stand or rest; to find support; - with in, on, or upon.
Argueverb
(transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
‘He argued his point.’; ‘He argued that America should stop Lend-Lease convoying because it needed to fortify its own Army with the supplies.’;
Insistverb
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; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money.
‘Insisting on the old prerogative.’; ‘Without further insisting on the different tempers of Juvenal and Horace.’;
Argueverb
To prove.
Insistverb
be insistent and refuse to budge;
‘I must insist!’;
Argueverb
To accuse.
Insistverb
beg persistently and urgently;
‘I importune you to help them’;
Argueverb
To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.
‘I argue notAgainst Heaven's hand or will.’;
Insistverb
assert to be true;
‘The letter asserts a free society’;
Argueverb
To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; - followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him.
Argueverb
To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued.
Argueverb
To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning.
‘So many laws argue so many sins.’;
Argueverb
To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion.
Argueverb
To blame; to accuse; to charge with.
‘Thoughts and expressions . . . which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality.’; ‘Men of many words sometimes argue for the sake of talking; men of ready tongues frequently dispute for the sake of victory; men in public life often debate for the sake of opposing the ruling party, or from any other motive than the love of truth.’; ‘Unskilled to argue, in dispute yet loud,Bold without caution, without honors proud.’; ‘Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate.’;
Argueverb
present reasons and arguments
Argueverb
have an argument about something
Argueverb
give evidence of;
‘The evidence argues for your claim’; ‘The results indicate the need for more work’;