Its polluted waters also seeped underground, contaminating the groundwater and causing lethal diseases. Any water that seeped through was pumped away. Wherever the wax has seeped through the fabric, the dye will not penetrate. That seeped into my consciousness and completely shaped my musical style. Over time, water seeped into the surface cracks, joints, and folds of these layers. "The Big Valley" also has seeped into the darker cinematic subconscious. Numerous other chemicals seeped through the ground. Arabic seeped into Africa and merged with Bantu to create Swahili. About 3 million gallons of water seeped out in a blowout event. According to legend, holy oil (myrrh) seeped from Nemanja's tomb, thus his epithet "the Myrrh-streaming".