debar vs fend off

debar and fend off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
debar	No	No	Yes	No
fend off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, debar and fend off are synonyms defined as:

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

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

debar (verb)	fend off (verb)
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.