Victimize vs Villainize - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between victimize and villainize

is that victimize is to make someone a victim or sacrifice while villainize is to represent as a villain.

* victimise (British)

(victimiz)

To make someone a victim or sacrifice.

To punish someone unjustly.

To swindle or defraud someone.

* victimizer

* villainise

(villainiz)

To represent as a villain.