ward off vs debar

ward off and debar both are verbs.

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

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

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

ward off (verb)	debar (verb)
avert, turn away, or repel	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.