/ Dictionary / Index B Bates: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bates Pronunciation: (bāts), [key] 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bates (Thesaurus) batement light Batesian mimicry Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language