debar vs stave off

debar and stave off both are verbs.

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

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

debar 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 debar include avert, avoid, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, ward off.

debar (verb)	stave 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.