Rely vs Insist - What's the difference?
rely | insist |
To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend.
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To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).
* 1709 , Venturus Mandey, Synopsis Mathematica Universalis
As verbs the difference between rely and insist
is that rely is to rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend while insist is to hold up a claim emphatically.rely
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Verb
Norway 0-1 England, passage=Hodgson also has Wayne Rooney to call on once he has served a two-match suspension at the start of the tournament - and it is abundantly clear England will rely as heavily as ever on his ability to shape the outcome of important games.}}
Ideas coming down the track, passage=A “moving platform” scheme
Derived terms
* rely on * rely upon * reliable * relianceAnagrams
*insist
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Alternative forms
* ensistVerb
(en verb)- (I am defending her; see a similar example in the context below for comparison.)
Engineers of a different kind, passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist . Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.}}
- Angles likewise which insist on the Diameter, are all Right Angles.