Definition of persist

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Persist (v. i.) To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy..

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Renitent :: Renitent (a.) Persistently opposed.
Insistent :: Insistent (a.) Insisting; persistent; persevering.
Restant :: Restant (a.) Persistent.
Pump :: Pump (v. t.) Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc..
Pertinacity :: Pertinacity (n.) The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency.
Haunt :: Haunt (v. i.) To persist in staying or visiting.
Persistence :: Persistence (n.) Alt. of Persistenc.
Urge :: Urge (v. i.) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
Phenakistoscope :: Phenakistoscope (n.) A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal leaping, etc., in consequence of the persistence of the successive visual impressions of the retina. It is often arranged so that the figures may be projected upon a screen..
Persistency :: Persistency (n.) Visual persistence, or persistence of the visual impression; auditory persistence, etc..
Sinner :: Sinner (n.) One who has sinned; especially, one who has sinned without repenting; hence, a persistent and incorrigible transgressor; one condemned by the law of God..
Opinlate :: Opinlate (v. t.) To hold or maintain persistently.
Persistent :: Persistent (a.) Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.
Induviae :: Induviae (n. pl.) Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time..
Nagging :: Nagging (a.) Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache..
Outgaze :: Outgaze (v. t.) To gaze beyond; to exceed in sharpness or persistence of seeing or of looking; hence, to stare out of countenance..
Dogged :: Dogged (a.) Sullenly obstinate; obstinately determined or persistent; as, dogged resolution; dogged work..
Burr :: Burr (n.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs..
Badger :: Badger (v. t.) To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently..
Continue :: Continue (v. i.) To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance..
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