debar vs avert

debar and avert both are verbs.

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

As verbs, debar and avert are synonyms defined as:

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

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

debar (verb)	avert (verb)
prevent from entering; keep out	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
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.