Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb persist_in

1 sense of persist in

Sense 1
continue, persist in -- (do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move")
       => act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")