avert vs stave off

avert and stave off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avert	No	No	Yes	No
stave off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, avert and stave off are synonyms defined as:

avert and stave off: 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, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, ward off.

avert (verb)	stave off (verb)
turn away or aside	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