stave off vs forefend

stave off and forefend both are verbs.

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

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

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

stave off (verb)	forefend (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