1. to oppose or refuse to participate in the process of combining or uniting different groups, systems, or elements
Some communities resist integration with neighboring regions.
Algumas comunidades resistem à integração com regiões vizinhas.
2. to actively oppose efforts to merge, blend, or assimilate into a larger social, economic, or institutional structure
The company continued to resist integration into the larger corporation.
A empresa continuou a resistir à integração na corporação maior.