fessed

verb

past tense of 'fess': to confess or admit to something, especially a wrongdoing or mistake

Usage: informal; usually followed by 'up'

Examples

He finally fessed up to breaking the vase.
She fessed to her parents that she had skipped school.
After weeks of lying, he fessed up about the accident.
They fessed up to the prank immediately.
I fessed to eating the last cookie.