All one needs to do to rassle even the proudest verb to the ground is to convert it to a phrasal verb. There's not a single verb but it can be subdued by a simple particle.

Yes, dear. [/nod and smile]

Darn quarky particles. I wonder what would be the proudest verb.

I wonder what would be the proudest verb.

Well, April is the cruelest verb.

does nouning them have the same effect?

not if they're denounced.

eta, come here a minute...I have something for you.

That's even better. The nouned verb is so ashamed by what it perceives as a demotion tantamount to being fired that it will do anything you ask of it.

To this [interesting] thread I say, "Yea verbally!" and "Noun other"

heh

wouldn't wrestle be the more standard way of doing this?

I spose, if you consider rassling verbs a standard procedure.

a standard procedure

"Same procedure as last year?"

"Same procedure as every year."

Standard until the standards change.

Try to take over the world?

Try to take over the world?

(Link, link, link, and link.)

Danke vielmals. It was surprisingly easy to understand. My retention of the language must have been better than I expected.