avert vs debar

avert and debar both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avert	No	No	Yes	No
debar	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, avert and debar are synonyms defined as:

avert and debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

Other synonyms of avert include avoid, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off.

avert (verb)	debar (verb)
turn away or aside	prevent from entering; keep out
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
	bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.