debar vs obviate

debar and obviate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, debar and obviate are synonyms defined as:

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

debar (verb)	obviate (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	get rid of something
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.