1to arrange; to set up; to lay out
2to assign (tasks, homework etc)
Examples
tā她yòng用piào liang漂亮de的jiā jù家具bù zhì布置le了fáng jiān房间。
她用漂亮的家具布置了房间。
She furnished the room with beautiful furniture.
老师给我们布置了家庭作业。
The teacher gave us homework.
老师给我们布置了十道题为作业。
The teacher assigned us ten problems for homework.