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asseverate vs insist

insist vs asseverate

asseverate and insist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
asseverate No No Yes No
insist No No Yes No
As verbs, insist is a hypernym of asseverate; that is, insist is a word with a broader meaning than asseverate:
  • asseverate: state categorically
  • insist: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
Other hypernyms of asseverate include take a firm stand.
asseverate (verb) insist (verb)
state categorically postulate positively and assertively
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
beg persistently and urgently
Difference between asseverate and insist

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