stave off vs avert

stave off and avert both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

stave off (verb)	avert (verb)
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	turn away or aside
	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off