to distribute; to arrange; to allot (to a position of authority, etc.)
to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating)
to marry off
to exile; to banish
博物館は入口に警備員を配した。
The museum arranged guards at the entrances.
デザイナーは会場全体に花を配して飾った。
The designer arranged flowers throughout the venue to decorate it.
司令官は国境に兵を配す。
The commander distributes troops along the border.