stave off Definition

avert, avoid, obviate, deflect, fend off, ward off, head off, debar, forestall, prevent, quell, counteract, fend, stymie, stave, overcome, mitigate, lessen, thwart, stem, alleviate, stanch, cope, squelch, survive, quash, defuse, withstand, outlast, prolong, ameliorate, neutralize, spur, tamp down, vanquish, sidestep, induce, relieve, curb, revive, repel, precipitate, douse, soothe, assuage, kickstart, resist, cripple, ease, allay, inoculate, stoke, hasten, insulate, save, escape, provoke, upend, recover, scupper, remedy, sooth, antidote, dodge, minimize, erase, stifle, curtail, banish, deter, dampen, spark, protect, quench, negate, eliminate, preserve, palliate, bolster, counterbalance, resurrect, brink, topple, reduce, offset, scuttle, eradicate, salvage, gird, exorcise, instigate, trigger, outflank, preempt, persuade, appease, derail, safeguard, countering, undo,