stave off vs fend off

stave off and fend off both are verbs.

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

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

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

stave off (verb)	fend off (verb)
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