stave off vs debar

stave off and debar both are verbs.

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

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

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

stave off (verb)	debar (verb)
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	prevent from entering; keep out
	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.