Insist vs Asserted - What's the difference?
insist | asserted |
To hold up a claim emphatically.
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To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).
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As verbs the difference between insist and asserted
is that insist is to hold up a claim emphatically while asserted is (assert).As an adjective asserted is
stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof.insist
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Alternative forms
* ensistVerb
(en verb)- (I am defending her; see a similar example in the context below for comparison.)
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