1. To decline or reject the process of being incorporated or assimilated into a larger group, system, or community
The minority group decided to refuse integration and maintain their cultural identity.
O grupo minoritário decidiu recusar integração e manter sua identidade cultural.
2. To resist combining or merging with a dominant society or institution
They chose to refuse integration into the mainstream educational system.
Eles escolheram recusar integração no sistema educacional dominante.