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To successfully carry out or complete a difficult or complex task. It is an elevated expression for 'schaffen' (to manage) or 'erledigen' (to get done).
Es war nicht einfach, den Umzug in nur zwei Tagen zu bewerkstelligen.
It was not easy to accomplish the move in just two days.
This inseparable verb contains the noun 'das Werk' (the work). It expresses the idea of bringing a difficult task to a successful conclusion, essentially completing a 'Werk' (work).
Die Organisation des Festivals war eine große Herausforderung, aber wir haben es bewerkstelligt.
Organizing the festival was a big challenge, but we accomplished it.
'Bewerkstelligen' (to accomplish) is an elevated-style word and is used mainly in written language or formal speeches. It emphasizes the difficulty and the success of carrying something out.
Es ist bewundernswert, wie sie den Wiederaufbau der Firma bewerkstelligt hat.
It is admirable how she accomplished the reconstruction of the company.
The verb always needs an accusative object that names the difficult task. It is also often used in the form 'zu bewerkstelligen sein/scheinen' (to be/seem accomplishable) to evaluate feasibility.
Der Transport der schweren Maschine war logistisch kaum zu bewerkstelligen.
Transporting the heavy machine was barely accomplishable from a logistical point of view.
to overcome
Bewältigen and bewerkstelligen can both express successfully completing a difficult task. Bewältigen focuses more on overcoming the challenge, while bewerkstelligen emphasizes carrying something out systematically through to the result and sounds more formal. „Bewältigen“ often fits a demanding task, while „bewerkstelligen“ can also be used for complex organization.
Nach mehreren Gesprächen konnte sie die komplexe Organisation des Projekts bewerkstelligen.
After several conversations, she was able to carry out the project's complex organization.
Nach mehreren Gesprächen konnte sie die schwierige Aufgabe bewältigen.
After several conversations, she was able to overcome the difficult task.
